Vulnerability in Openbsd

CVE-2017-1000372

A flaw exists in OpenBSD's implementation of the stack guard page that allows attackers to bypass it resulting in arbitrary code execution using setuid binaries such as /usr/bin/at. This affects OpenBSD 6.1 and possibly earlier versions.

EPSS: 0.040 (89.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000372?
CVE-2017-1000372 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openbsd. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000372?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000372 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.