CVE-2017-7555

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: August 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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 v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
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

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

augeas