CVE-2017-4961
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CVE-2017-4961 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release 261.x versions prior to 261.3 and all 260.x versions. In certain cases an authenticated Director user can provide a malicious checksum that could allow them to escalate their privileges on the Director VM, aka "BOSH Director Shell Injection Vulnerabilities.". EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release 261.x versions prior to 261.3 and all 260.x versions. In certain cases an authenticated Director user can provide a malicious checksum that could allow them to escalate their privileges on the Director VM, aka "BOSH Director Shell Injection Vulnerabilities."
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260.1 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260.2 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260.3 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260.4 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260.5 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260.6 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 260.7 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 261 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 261.1 |
| Cloud Foundry | Bosh | 261.2 |
References
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4961/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4961/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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