9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7555
Augeas Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of escaped strings. Attacker could send crafted strings that would cause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 17, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7555 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 Augeas augeas

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7555 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 CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 No Types Assigned https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378 [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

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Exploit Prediction

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

3.16 }} -0.04%

score

0.89800

percentile

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