CVE-2017-10940

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Joyent Smart Data Center prior to agentsshar@1.0.0-release-20160901-20160901T051624Z-g3fd5adf (e469cf49-4de3-4658-8419-ab42837916ad). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the docker API. The process does not properly validate user-supplied data which can allow for the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-3853.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Published

2017-10-31

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-22, CWE-434

Affected products

• Joyent Smart Data Center (Joyent)
• Triton Datacenter (Joyent)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99510
• https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009649927-Security-Advisory-ZDI-CAN-3853-Docker-File-Overwrite-Vulnerabili…
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-453