CVE-2017-9772

Description

Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, by setting the CAML_CPLUGINS, CAML_NATIVE_CPLUGINS, or CAML_BYTE_CPLUGINS environment variable.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.64% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557	issue tracking third party advisory
https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html	issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277	vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-07	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9772?: CVE-2017-9772 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9772?: To fix CVE-2017-9772, 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-2017-9772 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-9772 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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