augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption
Published Aug 17, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.00%
Description
Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of escaped strings. Attacker could send crafted strings that would cause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution.
Affected products
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- Version up to and including 1.8.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | Augeas | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support
augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2403
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support
augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2403
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP Solutions
augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2403
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
augeas
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rhev-hypervisor
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer
augeas
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
rhev-hypervisor6
Out of support scope
Red Hat Storage 3
augeas
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2788 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support | augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2403 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support | augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2403 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP Solutions | augeas-0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2403 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | augeas | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rhev-hypervisor | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer | augeas | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | rhev-hypervisor6 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | augeas | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.00% (0.05002) | 91.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.00% (0.05002) | 91.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01596) | 81.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 3.07% (0.03073) | 85.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.30% (0.01302) | 77.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.68% (0.04678) | 81.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.30% (0.01302) | 78.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 5.77% (0.05770) | 93.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.95% (0.07945) | 94.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 3.16% (0.03158) | 89.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 3.19% (0.03194) | 89.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03209) | 89.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03783) | 90.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.74% (0.04741) | 91.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 83.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 14, 2022 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 81.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.76% (0.02762) | 81.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.76% (0.02762) | 62.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 54.99th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 54.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 78.81th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7555 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1478373 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7555
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7555
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7555 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1478373 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7555 | ||
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7555 |
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