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CVE-2017-14696

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 caus

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01854
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
saltstack salt<= 2016.3.7
saltstack saltall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI salt HIGH fixed in 2016.3.8
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD24 Oct 2017 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11364-1
usnUSN-4769-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3811-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1757-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:3380-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00073.htmlIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00075.htmlIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500742Issue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.8.htmlIssue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.3.8.htmlIssue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.2.htmlIssue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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