Vulnerability in Ocaml
CVE-2017-9772
Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, by setting the CAML_CPLUGINS, CAML_NATIVE_CPLUGINS, or CAML_BYTE_CPLUGINS environment variable.
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: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ocaml — versions 4.04.0, 4.04.1
References
- caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-07 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9772?
- CVE-2017-9772 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ocaml. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9772?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.