CRITICAL
post-auth arbitrary file write on cryptctl server
Published Mar 1, 2018
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.94%
Description
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.0
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
9.1 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
8.7 HIGH CVE.org
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
8.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.94% 0.01942
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01942
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01942) | 79.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01980) | 77.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 51.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 49.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 58.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 48.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1041963 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-07/msg00022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9270/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1041963 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-07/msg00022.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9270/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microfocus
Published Mar 1, 2018
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved May 29, 2017
Link CVE-2017-9270
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a