CVE-2017-15924
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection...
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
- Record
CVE-2017-15924- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
- Record
CVE-2017-15924- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7341 No score
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7341- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mvjw-f63r-3gxc
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection...
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
- Record
GHSA-mvjw-f63r-3gxc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
- Record
CVE-2017-15924- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15924
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15924- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15924
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15924- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0436 No score
Updated shadowsocks-libev packages fix security vulnerability
In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions
- Record
MGASA-2017-0436- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11379-1 No score
libshadowsocks-libev2-3.3.5-1.9 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libshadowsocks-libev2-3.3.5-1.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11379-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
shadowsocks-libevDebian:12 |
before 3.1.0+ds-2 | 3.1.0+ds-2 |
shadowsocks-libevDebian:13 |
before 3.1.0+ds-2 | 3.1.0+ds-2 |
shadowsocks-libevDebian:9 |
before 2.6.3+ds-3+deb9u1, plus listed versions 2.6.3+ds-32.6.3+ds-3+deb9u1~bpo8+1 |
2.6.3+ds-3+deb9u1 |
shadowsocks-libevMageia:6 |
before 3.1.0-1.mga6 | 3.1.0-1.mga6 |
shadowsocks-libevopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 3.3.5-1.9 | 3.3.5-1.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15924 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Shadowsocks Shadowsocks-libev, published October 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0+ds-2.
References
github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/commit/c67d275803dc6ea22c558d06b1f7ba9f94cd8de3
x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-010-shadowsocks-libev
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4009
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/13/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15924
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15924
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0436.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22037
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-11/msg00045.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15924
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15924
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15924