CVE-2017-9772

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: June 23, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, by setting the CAML_CPLUGINS, CAML_NATIVE_CPLUGINS, or CAML_BYTE_CPLUGINS environment variable.

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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/99277
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-07
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-07
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.5%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ocaml