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 using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480	Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480	Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-08-17 19:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-7555

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7555

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7555

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Products Affected

augeas

augeas

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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