CVE-2017-7555

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    CVE-2017-7555

    Published: 17 Aug 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555, 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

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    release-1.8.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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