An Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer who does not specify the --owners flag when describing images via AWS CLI, and therefore not properly validating source software per AWS recommended security best practices, may unintentionally load an undesired and potentially malicious Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from the uncurated public community AMI catalog.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade packer | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 25, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python3-s3transferUpgrade python3-botocoreUpgrade python3-boto3Upgrade aws-cliUpgrade python2-s3transferUpgrade python2-botocoreUpgrade python2-boto3 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 25, 2018 |
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