Buffer overflow in EMC Scaleio

CVE-2017-8020

An issue was discovered in EMC ScaleIO 2.0.1.x. A buffer overflow vulnerability in the SDBG service may potentially allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected server.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.042 (90.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-8020: held from 0.042 to 0.042.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • EMC Scaleio — versions 2.0.1.0, 2.0.1.1, 2.0.1.2
  • EMC Scaleio 2.0.1.x Version Family (2.0.1.3, 2.0.1.2, 2.0.1.1, 2.0.1) — versions EMC ScaleIO EMC ScaleIO 2.0.1.x version family (2.0.1.3, 2.0.1.2, 2.0.1.1, 2.0.1)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8020?
CVE-2017-8020 is a critical-severity vulnerability in EMC Scaleio, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-8020?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.