CVE-2017-4960
First published: Fri Mar 10 2017(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry release v247 through v252, UAA stand-alone release v3.9.0 through v3.11.0, and UAA Bosh Release v21 through v26. There is a potential to subject the UAA OAuth clients to a denial of service attack.
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| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| maven/org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server | <3.9.8 | 3.9.8 |
| maven/org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server | >=3.10.0<3.12.0 | 3.12.0 |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =21 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =22 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =23 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =24 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =24.1 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =24.2 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =24.3 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =24.4 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =24.5 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =24.6 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =25 | |
| Cloud Foundry UAA | =26 | |
| Cloud Foundry | =247.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry | =248.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry | =249.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry | =250.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry | =251.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry | =252.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.1 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.2 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.3 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.4 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.5 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.6 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.7 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.9.8 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.10.0 | |
| Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA) | =3.11.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96780
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4960/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4960
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/17a0b86afe1fbd4ed8819267906afa3f76a8dfdc
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/5eab756eaf4bb397302f00fbd0273f2470009d38
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/commit/78731f8aa37a53385d0194821a5356ab66e2138
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227185243/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96780
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4960
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxgw-7539-pv7r (Advisory)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability description for CVE-2017-4960?
CVE-2017-4960 allows UAA OAuth clients to be subjected to a denial of service attack due to a flaw in Cloud Foundry releases v247 through v252.
What versions of software are affected by CVE-2017-4960?
CVE-2017-4960 affects Cloud Foundry release v247 to v252, UAA stand-alone releases v3.9.0 to v3.11.0, and UAA Bosh Releases v21 to v26.
How do I mitigate the risks associated with CVE-2017-4960?
To mitigate CVE-2017-4960, upgrade to Cloud Foundry identity server version 3.9.8 or to 3.12.0 or later.
Is CVE-2017-4960 a critical vulnerability?
CVE-2017-4960 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to enable denial of service attacks.
What impact does CVE-2017-4960 have on cloud applications?
CVE-2017-4960 can disrupt service availability for applications using the affected UAA OAuth clients, potentially leading to outages.
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