CVE-2017-7555 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Augeas

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation8 documents7 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
1.2%
top 20.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
AugeasDebian AugeasRED HAT INC Augeas
Timeline
PublishedAug 17
Latest updateMay 17

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/augeas< augeas 1.8.1-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianaugeas/augeas< 1.8.1-1+3
▶NVDaugeas/augeas1.8.0
▶CVEListV5red_hat_inc/augeasup to and including 1.8.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-r8cq-v6vf-645g: Augeas versions up to and including 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2017-7555: Augeas versions up to and including 1↗2017-08-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Augeas vulnerability↗2017-08-21
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Red Hat
augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption↗2017-08-17
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Debian
CVE-2017-7555: augeas - Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer ov...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7555 augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption [fedora-all]↗2017-08-17
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7555 augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption↗2017-08-04
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