CVE-2017-2825 Business logic in Zabbix

What is CVE-2017-2825?

CVE-2017-2825 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the trapper functionality of Zabbix Server 2.4.x, specifically crafted trapper packets can pass database logic checks, resulting in database writes. An attacker can set up a Man-in-the-Middle server to alter trapper requests made between an active Zabbix proxy and Server to trigger this vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2825?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Zabbix Zabbix.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2825?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-2825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2825, GHSA-h96q-8w2r-523f, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2825.