What is CVE-2018-9057?

CVE-2018-9057 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Terraform, classified under CWE-332. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-9057?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hashicorp Terraform

CVE-2018-9057

aws/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go in the HashiCorp Terraform Amazon Web Services (AWS) provider through v1.12.0 has an inappropriate PRNG algorithm and seeding, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an IAM account that was provisioned with a weak password.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Hashicorp Terraform
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-332

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9057?: CVE-2018-9057 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Terraform, classified under CWE-332. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-9057?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.