CVE-2017-9450
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Publication date:
30/10/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the ability to create files in an unspecified directory.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_cloudformation_bootstrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4-19.10 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99972
- https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-861.html
- https://sintonen.fi/advisories/aws-cfn-bootstrap-local-code-execution-as-root.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99972
- https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-861.html
- https://sintonen.fi/advisories/aws-cfn-bootstrap-local-code-execution-as-root.txt