CVE-2017-12173
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.45%
Description
It was found that sssd's sysdb_search_user_by_upn_res() function before 1.16.0 did not sanitize requests when querying its local cache and was vulnerable to injection. In a centralized login environment, if a password hash was locally cached for a given user, an authenticated attacker could use this flaw to retrieve it.
How to fix CVE-2017-12173
To remediate CVE-2017-12173, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/sssd—upgrade to 1.15.3-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-12173 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.15.3-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |