CVE-2017-5227

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5227
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-23 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionQNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows local users to obtain sensitive Domain Administrator password information by reading data in an XOR format within the /etc/config/uLinux.conf configuration file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Qnap Qts All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
QNAP QTAP Qualcomm components Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
QNAP, Inc. - Network Attached Storage (NAS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.qnap.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
QNAP Storage Devices Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands, Steal Cookies, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Clickjacking Attacks, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Informaiton, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in QTS 4.2.4 Build 20170313 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.qnap.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-qnap/qnap.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ush.it Third Party Advisory
QNAP QTS CVE-2017-5227 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
QNAP QTS < 4.2.4 - Domain Privilege Escalation - Hardware local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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