OCaml CVE-2017-9772 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:99277

CVE-2017-9772 |

Info

OCaml CVE-2017-9772 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 99277
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2017-9772
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 26 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 26 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Eric Milliken
Vulnerable: OCaml OCaml 4.4.1
OCaml OCaml 4.4
Not Vulnerable: OCaml OCaml 4.4.2

Discussion

OCaml CVE-2017-9772 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

OCaml is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges.

OCaml 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

OCaml CVE-2017-9772 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

OCaml CVE-2017-9772 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

OCaml CVE-2017-9772 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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