SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-7480

rkhunter versions before 1.4.4 are vulnerable to file download over insecure channel when doing mirror update resulting into potential remote code execution.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

rkhunter versions before 1.4.4 are vulnerable to file download over insecure channel when doing mirror update resulting into potential remote code execution.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.34% probability · 83th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-300, CWE-417
Affected
rootkit hunter project/rootkit hunter
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

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