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
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1661447Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1661447Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.