Vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
CVE-2017-12189
It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat, Inc. Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 7.0.7.GA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102407 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12189?
- CVE-2017-12189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, classified under CWE-282. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12189?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12189 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.