UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14955

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14955

    Published: 2 Oct 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14955

    Summary:

    Details: Check_MK before 1.2.8p26 mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature because of a race condition, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information by reading a GUI crash report.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14955, http://mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8, https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yes, http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commitdiff;h=a4a2cc1f30ff6032899ca80eed29fa26b8898c54, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5527-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14955, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5527-2

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: check-mk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.2.6p5-1
    1.2.6p12-1
    1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

    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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