Security readout for executives and security teams
Augeas, a configuration parsing library, mishandles escaped strings in versions up to and including 1.8.0. A crafted string can trigger a heap buffer overflow, causing a crash and possibly code execution in software that uses the vulnerable library. Exposure is most likely on systems or products that embed or package Augeas 1.8.0 or earlier, including Linux distributions and configuration-management stacks. Risk depends on whether attacker-controlled strings can reach Augeas parsing paths. Treat this as a targeted infrastructure dependency issue. It is old and not listed as actively exploited in the provided sources, but possible code execution warrants timely remediation where Augeas processes untrusted input. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems and products that install or embed Augeas.; Prioritize versions up to and including Augeas 1.8.0.; Apply vendor updates from Red Hat, Debian, Puppet, or upstream guidance..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2017:2788CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- RHSA-2019:2403CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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