CVE-2017-5357
GNU ed Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description
regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 17, 2017, 2:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-5357 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2017-5357.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/ | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-5357 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-5357 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/ -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZVH54XNZ77ICNBJTPI2DLJYQTA3SYSFC/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/12/7 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2017-01/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95422 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5357 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-2017-5357
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.71 }} 0.00%
score
0.77310
percentile