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.
EPSS: 0.021 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Red Hat, Inc. Rkhunter — versions before 1.4.4
- Rootkit_hunter_project Rootkit_hunter
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
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.