VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7555

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability5.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Primary references