What is CVE-2017-1000374?

CVE-2017-1000374 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netbsd. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000374?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-1000374 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Netbsd

CVE-2017-1000374

A flaw exists in NetBSD's implementation of the stack guard page that allows attackers to bypass it resulting in arbitrary code execution using certain setuid binaries. This affects NetBSD 7.1 and possibly earlier versions.

EPSS: 0.034 (87.7th 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

Netbsd
N/a — versions n/a

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000374?: CVE-2017-1000374 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netbsd. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000374?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000374 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.