CVE-2017-9772
OCaml Compiler Setuid Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, by setting the CAML_CPLUGINS, CAML_NATIVE_CPLUGINS, or CAML_BYTE_CPLUGINS environment variable.
INFO
Published Date :
June 23, 2017, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2017-9772.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-07 | |
| https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-07 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557 No Types Assigned https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html No Types Assigned https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:ocaml:4.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:ocaml:4.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9772 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-2017-9772
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.49 }} -0.14%
score
0.72435
percentile