Memory leak in Varnish Cache - CVE-2017-8807
Published: September 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20864
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8807
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Varnish Software
Affected software:
Varnish Cache
Varnish Cache
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the vbf_stp_error() function in bin/varnishd/cache/cache_fetch.c. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8807
Install updates from vendor's website.