CVE-2017-7412 Misconfiguration in n/a
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7412 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-7412 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7412 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-2017-7412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7412/index.md)
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a world-writable Docker socket in NixOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7412?
CVE-2017-7412 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NixOS 17.03 before 17.03.887 has a world-writable Docker socket, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing docker commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7412?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nixos Nixos.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-7412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6gvq-9qg6-r8xp.