High severity · published Oct 27, 2017
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…
7.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.2 · source: NVD
SH
Shadowsocks-libev · Shadowsocks
1.3; 1.3.2; 1.4.0; 1.4.1; 1.4.2; 1.4.3; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15924
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15924
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/13/2
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4009
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/commit/c67d275803dc6ea22c558d06b1f7ba9f94cd8de3
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/issues/1734
Exploit
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-010-shadowsocks-libev/
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