CVE-2017-1000215 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution

Published: 2017-11-17

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 6.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xrootd:xrootd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-1488	ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06467.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf/src/XrdSecgsi/XrdSecgsiGMAPFunLDAP.cc#L85
https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/v4.6.1/docs/ReleaseNotes.txt
https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/commit/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-11

History

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Subscriptions

Xrootd Xrootd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-17T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:53:07.466Z

Reserved: 2017-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1000215

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-17T20:29:00.277

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-1000215

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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