Improper input validation in Pivotal Software Grootfs

CVE-2017-14388

Cloud Foundry Foundation GrootFS release 0.3.x versions prior to 0.30.0 do not validate DiffIDs, allowing specially crafted images to poison the grootfs volume cache. For example, this could allow an attacker to provide an image layer that GrootFS would consider to be the Ubuntu base layer.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-14388: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Pivotal Software Grootfs — versions 0.3.0, 0.4.0, 0.5.0
  • Grootfs Release 0.3.x Versions Prior To 0.30.0 — versions GrootFS release GrootFS release 0.3.x versions prior to 0.30.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14388?
CVE-2017-14388 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Software Grootfs, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-14388?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.