Vulnerability in Hashicorp Packer
CVE-2018-15869
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer who does not specify the --owners flag when describing images via AWS CLI, and therefore not properly validating source software per AWS recommended security best practices, may unintentionally load an undesired and potentially malicious Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from the uncurated public community AMI catalog.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105172 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/6584 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15869?
- CVE-2018-15869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Packer, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15869?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-15869 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.