# CVE-2017-6356: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can obtain sensitive session information due to weak permissions on resources in the Terminal Services Agent.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8cjq-m469-phpm

## What is CVE-2017-6356?

CVE-2017-6356 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Palo Alto Networks Terminal Services (aka TS) Agent 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 before 8.0.1 uses weak permissions for unspecified resources, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive session information via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6356?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Terminal Services Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6356?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-5329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5329/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-5328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5328/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6356 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6356 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6356/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6356/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6356
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6356
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6356

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6356/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.