SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-18641

In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a digital-signature check, before running it to bootstrap containers.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.35%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a digital-signature check, before running it to bootstrap containers.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.35% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
linuxcontainers/lxc
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.