CVE - CVE-2017-7555

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-7555	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 CONFIRM:https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555 DEBIAN:DSA-3949 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:2788 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788 BID:100378 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Entry Created
20170405	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170405)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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