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CVE-2017-7555 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788 CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403 CVE
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
augeas augeas
<= 1.8.0

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7555
NVD Published Date:
Aug 17, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-7555 Details - Not Deferred