Vulnerability in Apache Storm
CVE-2017-9799
It was found that under some situations and configurations of Apache Storm 1.x before 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, it is theoretically possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user. In the worst case this could lead to secure credentials of the other user being compromised.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Storm — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
- Apache Software Foundation Storm — versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.3, 1.1.0
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e85ba1a4b44e232aa70eeddfba2a9d8a… (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100235 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039116 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9799?
- CVE-2017-9799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Storm. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9799?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.