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CVE-2017-9270

post-auth arbitrary file write on cryptctl server

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.7
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known

In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.08.7CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA3.08.7CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD3.09.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.08.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • SUSE cryptctl

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2017-07/msg00022.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1041963 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • suse.com /de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9270/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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