What is the severity of CVE-2017-2627?

CVE-2017-2627 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its permissive sudoers configuration.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2627?

To fix CVE-2017-2627, review and restrict the sudoers file to limit the permissions granted to the mistral user.

What versions of OpenStack are affected by CVE-2017-2627?

CVE-2017-2627 affects Red Hat OpenStack versions 10 and 11, as well as OpenStack Tripleo-common.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2017-2627?

The potential impacts of CVE-2017-2627 include unauthorized access and modifications to the system due to directory traversal capabilities.

Who is vulnerable to CVE-2017-2627?

Organizations using Red Hat OpenStack versions 10 and 11, along with OpenStack Tripleo-common, are vulnerable to CVE-2017-2627.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-2627

high

8.2

CWE

22/8/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-2627: Path Traversal

First published: Wed Aug 22 2018(Updated: )

A flaw was found in openstack-tripleo-common as shipped with Red Hat Openstack Enterprise 10 and 11. The sudoers file as installed with OSP's openstack-tripleo-common package is much too permissive. It contains several lines for the mistral user that have wildcards that allow directory traversal with '..' and it grants full passwordless root access to the validations user.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Redhat Openstack	=10
Redhat Openstack	=11
Openstack Tripleo-common

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Reference Links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2627

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2627?
CVE-2017-2627 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its permissive sudoers configuration.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2627?
To fix CVE-2017-2627, review and restrict the sudoers file to limit the permissions granted to the mistral user.
What versions of OpenStack are affected by CVE-2017-2627?
CVE-2017-2627 affects Red Hat OpenStack versions 10 and 11, as well as OpenStack Tripleo-common.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2017-2627?
The potential impacts of CVE-2017-2627 include unauthorized access and modifications to the system due to directory traversal capabilities.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2017-2627?
Organizations using Red Hat OpenStack versions 10 and 11, along with OpenStack Tripleo-common, are vulnerable to CVE-2017-2627.

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