7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-5637
Apache ZooKeeper CPU Spike Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

Two four letter word commands "wchp/wchc" are CPU intensive and could cause spike of CPU utilization on Apache ZooKeeper server if abused, which leads to the server unable to serve legitimate client requests. Apache ZooKeeper thru version 3.4.9 and 3.5.2 suffer from this issue, fixed in 3.4.10, 3.5.3, and later.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2017, 1:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5637 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Apache zookeeper

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5637 vulnerability over time.

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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 Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370@%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-306 CWE-400
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2477 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3355 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3354 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 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.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3871 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3871 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98814 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98814 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370@%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370@%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-2693 No Types Assigned https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-2693 Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3871 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-2693 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98814 [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-2017-5637 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

4.54 }} -2.14%

score

0.91578

percentile

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