Resource exhaustion in Sandstorm
CVE-2017-6198
The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by launching a fork bomb in the sandbox, or by using a large amount of disk space.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/v0.202/src/sandstorm/supervisor.c++ (Vendor Advisory)
- devco.re/blog/2018/01/26/Sandstorm-Security-Review-CVE-2017-6200-en/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6198?
- CVE-2017-6198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sandstorm, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6198?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6198 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.