Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2017-7672CVE-2017-7672
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.9 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.039 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.0%
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in
URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be
used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.
Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | Debian triage says specific to struts 2.0 |
References
struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.html
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-7672
lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d@%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7672
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7672
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7672
Related
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.9 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.039 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.0%