CVE-2017-9450
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-9450 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-10-30 14:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-269
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Amazon | Amazon Web Services Cloudformation Bootstrap | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Amazon | Amazon Web Services Cloudformation Bootstrap | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| sintonen.fi/advisories/aws-cfn-bootstrap-local-code-execution-as-root.txt | MISC | sintonen.fi | |
| Malformed Request | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| ALAS-2017-861 | CONFIRM | alas.aws.amazon.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.