CVE-2017-10940
moderate-risk
Published 2017-10-31
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Joyent Smart Data Center prior to agentsshar@1.0.0-release-20160901-20160901T051624Z-g3fd5adf (e469cf49-4de3-4658-8419-ab42837916ad). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the docker API. The process does not properly validate user-supplied data which can allow for the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-3853.
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14.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 86% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99510
Third Party Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-453
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99510
Third Party Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-453
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
12/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal