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CVE-2017-9450
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…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Amazon Web Services Cloudformation Bootstrap | before 1.4-19.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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