Vulnerability in Red Hat Subscription-Manager
CVE-2017-2663
It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface before 1.19.4 let unprivileged user access the com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts and com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set methods. An unprivileged local attacker could use these methods to gain access to private information, or launch a privilege escalation attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Subscription-Manager — versions 1.19.4
- Red Hat Subscription-Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97015 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/2aa48ef65 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2663?
- CVE-2017-2663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Subscription-Manager, classified under Privilege Context Switching Error. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2018-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2663?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.