CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-14696

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

Description

SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.8, 2016.11.x before 2016.11.8, and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication request.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

saltUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-apiUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-cloudUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-masterUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-minionUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-proxyUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-sshUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-syndicUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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