CVE-2017-7555: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Aug 04 2017(Updated: )
Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of escaped strings. Attacker could send crafted strings that would cause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/augeas | <1.8.1 | 1.8.1 |
| Augeas Augeas | <=1.8.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1475621
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1482340
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/releases/tag/release-1.8.1
- http://download.augeas.net/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1478373
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