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CVE-2017-5637in critical feed1 exploit

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Apache ZooKeeper

Also known as GHSA-7cwj-j333-x7f7

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
73.1%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Two four letter word commands "wchp/wchc" are CPU intensive and could cause spike of CPU utilization on Apache ZooKeeper server if abused, which leads to the server unable to serve legitimate client requests. Apache ZooKeeper thru version 3.4.9 and 3.5.2 suffer from this issue, fixed in 3.4.10, 3.5.3, and later.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

73.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-42294 Zookeeper 3.5.2 Client - Denial of Service · dos · 2017-07-02

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper
>=3.4.0, <3.4.10
>=3.5.0, <3.5.3
3.4.10
3.5.3

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache ZooKeeper

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.a · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/98814 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:3355 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:3354 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2477 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3871 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3%40%3Ccommits.nifi.ap · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b%40%3Ccommits.nifi.a · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /security-alerts/cpujul2020.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • issues.apache.org /jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-2693 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com //security-alerts/cpujul2021.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5637 · advisory
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272@%3Cissues.activemq.a · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370@%3Cdev.zookeeper.apa · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3@%3Ccommits.nifi.apac · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b@%3Ccommits.nifi.apa · web

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