RCE in Cern Root

CVE-2017-1000203

ROOT version 6.9.03 and below is vulnerable to an authenticated shell metacharacter injection in the rootd daemon resulting in remote code execution

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.039 (89.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cern Root
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000203?: CVE-2017-1000203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cern Root, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000203?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.