What is CVE-2017-7524?

CVE-2017-7524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-Tools, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-7524?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-7524 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-Tools

CVE-2017-7524

tpm2-tools versions before 1.1.1 are vulnerable to a password leak due to transmitting password in plaintext from client to server when generating HMAC.

EPSS: 0.012 (66.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-tools — versions before 1.1.1
Tpm2-tools_project Tpm2.0-tools

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7524?: CVE-2017-7524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-Tools, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-7524?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7524 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.