VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-6198
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-02-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by launching a fork bomb in the sandbox, or by using a large amount of disk space.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-400
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory