CVE-2017-9450

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the ability to create files in an unspecified directory.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-861.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99972	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/aws-cfn-bootstrap-local-code-execution-as-root.txt

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_cloudformation_bootstrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-10-30 07:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-9450

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9450

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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Products Affected

amazon

amazon_web_services_cloudformation_bootstrap

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