CVE-2017-7555 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...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 5.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/augeas(Debian:12) | < 1.8.1-1 | 1.8.1-1 |
| debian/augeas(Debian:13) | < 1.8.1-1 | 1.8.1-1 |
| debian/augeas(Debian:14) | < 1.8.1-1 | 1.8.1-1 |
| augeas | <= 1.8.0 | No fix listed |
| alpine/augeas(Alpine:v3.3) | < 1.4.0-r5 | 1.4.0-r5 |
| alpine/augeas(Alpine:v3.4) | < 1.5.0-r1 | 1.5.0-r1 |
| alpine/augeas(Alpine:v3.5) | < 1.6.0-r1 | 1.6.0-r1 |
| alpine/augeas(Alpine:v3.6) | < 1.8.1-r0 | 1.8.1-r0 |
| redhat augeas | = up to and including 1.8.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-7555 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3949 vendor-advisory
- 100378 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- RHSA-2017:2788 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2019:2403 vendor-advisory
- github.com third-party-advisory
- puppet.com
- security.alpinelinux.org vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking