vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-7555: Important: augeas security update (RHSA-2017:2788)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 17, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 17, 2017
Added
Oct 4, 2017
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-augeasredhat-upgrade-augeas-debuginforedhat-upgrade-augeas-develredhat-upgrade-augeas-libs
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