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CVE-2017-6198
The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process.
Impact
The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by launching a fork bomb in the sandbox, or by using a large amount of disk space.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sandstorm | Sandstorm | before 0.203 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://devco.re/blog/2018/01/26/Sandstorm-Security-Review-CVE-2017-6200-en/
- https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/v0.202/src/sandstorm/supervisor.c++#L824
- https://devco.re/blog/2018/01/26/Sandstorm-Security-Review-CVE-2017-6200-en/
- https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/v0.202/src/sandstorm/supervisor.c++#L824