CVE-2017-10940

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-10940
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-31 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:21:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Joyent Smart Data Center prior to [email protected] (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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-434

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joyent Triton Datacenter - All All All
Application Joyent Triton Datacenter - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zero Day Initiative MISC zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory: ZDI-CAN-3853 (Docker File Overwrite) Vulnerability – Joyent Support CONFIRM help.joyent.com Vendor Advisory
Joyent Triton DataCenter CVE-2017-10940 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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