Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1067-1 | augeas security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3949-1 | augeas security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16563 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3400-1 | Augeas vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T02:36:08.138Z
Reserved: 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-7555
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-17T19:29:00.223
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-7555
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
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Ubuntu USN