5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-2623
" rpm-ostree and rpm-ostree-client GPG Signature Verification Bypass"
Description

It was discovered that rpm-ostree and rpm-ostree-client before 2017.3 fail to properly check GPG signatures on packages when doing layering. Packages with unsigned or badly signed content could fail to be rejected as expected. This issue is partially mitigated on RHEL Atomic Host, where certificate pinning is used by default.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2623 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rpm-ostree rpm-ostree
2 Rpm-ostree rpm-ostree-client
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2623.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96558 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0444 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2623 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96558 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0444 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2623 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-2623 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2623 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-295
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0444 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0444 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96558 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96558 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2623 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2623 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm-ostree:rpm-ostree:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.3 *cpe:2.3:a:rpm-ostree:rpm-ostree-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0444 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96558 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2623 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2623 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} -0.01%

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0.55781

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