CVE-2017-4961

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."

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory cloudfoundry.org
Affected: n/a Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4961/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-4961?
CVE-2017-4961 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-4961?
To fix CVE-2017-4961, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-4961 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-4961 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-4961?
CVE-2017-4961 affects n/a Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release.
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