VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-12189
It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-282
- Affected
- redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12189Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102407Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12189Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.