What is CVE-2017-1002157?

CVE-2017-1002157 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fedora Modularity Modulemd, classified under CWE-242. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-1002157?

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

Is CVE-2017-1002157 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Fedora Modularity Modulemd

CVE-2017-1002157

modulemd 1.3.1 and earlier uses an unsafe function for processing externally provided data, leading to remote code execution.

Published 2019-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fedora Modularity Modulemd — versions unspecified
Red Hat Modulemd

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

pagure.io/modulemd/issue/55 (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1002157?: CVE-2017-1002157 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fedora Modularity Modulemd, classified under CWE-242. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-1002157?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1002157 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.