CVE-2017-7555
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7555.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7555
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.8.1-1 |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| augeas | augeas | {"endIncluding":"1.8.0"} | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7555
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7555.html
CWEs
CWE-122 CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.