SB2017090501 - Gentoo update for MCollective
Published: September 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090501
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of untrusted data (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2292)
CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The weakness exists due to deserialization of YAML from agents without calling safe_load. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.