UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8807

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8807

    Published: 16 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8807
    Aliases:
    USN-4824-1

    Summary:

    Details: vbf_stp_error in bin/varnishd/cache/cache_fetch.c in Varnish HTTP Cache 4.1.x before 4.1.9 and 5.x before 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory because a VFP_GetStorage buffer is larger than intended in certain circumstances involving -sfile Stevedore transient objects.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8807, http://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00002.html, https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/pull/2429, https://bugs.debian.org/881808, https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/commit/176f8a075a963ffbfa56f1c460c15f6a1a6af5a7, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8807, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4824-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: varnish

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.1.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

    Affected versions

    4.0.3-1

    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