Out-of-Bounds Affecting augeas package, versions <0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.77% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-AUGEAS-2519566
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Aug 2017

Introduced: 17 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-7555  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 augeas to version 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2788.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream augeas package and not the augeas package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.