Vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Rkhunter
CVE-2017-7480
rkhunter versions before 1.4.4 are vulnerable to file download over insecure channel when doing mirror update resulting into potential remote code execution.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.023 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat, Inc. Rkhunter — versions before 1.4.4
- Rootkit Hunter Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/643 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-11 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7480?
- CVE-2017-7480 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Rkhunter, classified under Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7480?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.