CVE-2017-7555
At a glance
- Severity
- Not available
- EPSS
- EPSS 5.20 % · percentile 92 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-16563
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-7555
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.8.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. · augeas | affected up to and including 1.8.0 |
References
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |