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CVE-2017-7555

Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to...

9.8 CriticalFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

5.20%Up 2.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

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.

Record
CVE-2017-7555
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-122, CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2017-7555
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16563 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2017-16563
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8cq-v6vf-645g 9.8

Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to...

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.

Record
GHSA-r8cq-v6vf-645g
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-7555 9.8

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.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-7555
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

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.

Record
CVE-2017-7555
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-7555 9.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7555
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:2788 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: augeas security update

Record
RHSA-2017:2788
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2403 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: augeas security update

Record
RHSA-2019:2403
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-7555 9.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7555
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0306 No score

Updated augeas packages fix security vulnerability

A vulnerability was discovered in augeas affecting the handling of escaped strings. An 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 (CVE-2017-7555).

Record
MGASA-2017-0306
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10641-1 No score

augeas-1.12.0-4.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the augeas-1.12.0-4.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10641-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0650-1 No score

Security update for augeas

This update for augeas fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-7555: Fix a memory corruption bug could have lead to arbitrary code execution by passing crafted strings that would be mis-handled by parse_name() (bsc#1054171).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0650-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0652-1 No score

Security update for augeas

This update for augeas fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-7555: Fix a memory corruption bug could have lead to arbitrary code execution by passing crafted strings that would be mis-handled by parse_name() (bsc#1054171).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0652-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0653-1 No score

Security update for augeas

This update for augeas fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-7555: Fix a memory corruption bug could have lead to arbitrary code execution by passing crafted strings that would be mis-handled by parse_name() (bsc#1054171).
  • CVE-2014-8119: Fix improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption (bsc#925225).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0653-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3400-1 No score

augeas vulnerability

It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-3400-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
augeas
Alpine:v3.3
 before 1.4.0-r5
1.4.0-r5
augeas
Alpine:v3.4
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
augeas
Alpine:v3.5
 before 1.6.0-r1
1.6.0-r1
augeas
Alpine:v3.6
 before 1.8.1-r0
1.8.1-r0
augeas
Debian:12
 before 1.8.1-1
1.8.1-1
augeas
Debian:13
 before 1.8.1-1
1.8.1-1
augeas
Debian:14
 before 1.8.1-1
1.8.1-1
augeas
Debian:7
 before 0.10.0-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
0.10.0-1
0.10.0-1+deb7u1
augeas
Debian:8
 before 1.2.0-0.2+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1.2.0-0.21.2.0-0.2+deb8u11.2.0-0.2+deb8u1~bpo70+1
1.2.0-0.2+deb8u2
augeas
Debian:9
 before 1.8.0-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions
1.8.0-1
1.8.0-1+deb9u1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
augeas
Mageia:5
 before 1.2.0-3.1.mga5
1.2.0-3.1.mga5
augeas
Mageia:6
 before 1.8.0-1.1.mga6
1.8.0-1.1.mga6
augeas
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_4.1
augeas
Red Hat:rhel_aus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_aus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-libs
Red Hat:rhel_aus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-libs
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas
Red Hat:rhel_tus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_tus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-libs
Red Hat:rhel_tus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-devel
Red Hat:rhel_aus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-devel
Red Hat:rhel_e4s:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas-devel
Red Hat:rhel_tus:7.3::server
 before 0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
0:1.4.0-2.el7_3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
 before 1.2.0-17.3.1
1.2.0-17.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
 before 1.2.0-17.3.1
1.2.0-17.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
 before 1.2.0-17.3.1
1.2.0-17.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
 before 1.2.0-17.3.1
1.2.0-17.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
 before 1.2.0-12.3.1
1.2.0-12.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
 before 1.2.0-12.3.1
1.2.0-12.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
 before 1.2.0-12.3.1
1.2.0-12.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
 before 1.2.0-12.3.1
1.2.0-12.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
 before 1.2.0-12.3.1
1.2.0-12.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.9.0-3.21.3.1
0.9.0-3.21.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.9.0-3.21.3.1
0.9.0-3.21.3.1
augeas
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.9.0-3.21.3.1
0.9.0-3.21.3.1
augeas
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3, plus listed versions
1.1.0-0ubuntu21.1.0-0ubuntu31.1.0-0ubuntu41.2.0-0ubuntu11.2.0-0ubuntu1.11.2.0-0ubuntu1.2
1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3
augeas
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
1.3.0-0ubuntu11.3.0-0ubuntu21.4.0-0ubuntu1
1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-7555 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Augeas, published August 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.20%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in augeas 1.4.0-r5.

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