CVE-2017-7549
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CVE-2017-7549 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. A flaw was found in instack-undercloud 7.2.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Pike, 6.1.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Oacta, 5.3.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Newton, where pre-install and security policy scripts used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in instack-undercloud 7.2.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Pike, 6.1.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Oacta, 5.3.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Newton, where pre-install and security policy scripts used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openstack | Instack-Undercloud | 7.2.0 |
| Openstack | Instack-Undercloud | 6.1.0 |
| Openstack | Instack-Undercloud | 5.3.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1477403Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1477403Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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