CVE-2017-8931 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8931 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-8931 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2018. 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-2017-8931 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-2017-8931/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8931/index.md)
Attackers can gain root privileges on Bitdefender GravityZone VMware appliances, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8931?
CVE-2017-8931 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bitdefender GravityZone VMware appliance before 6.2.1-35 might allow attackers to gain access with root privileges via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitdefender Gravityzone.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2018-8955 Code injection in n/a
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- CVE-2024-6980 Verbose error handling issue in GravityZone Update Server proxy service
- CVE-2022-2830 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in GravityZone Console On-Premise (VA-10573)
- CVE-2024-4177 Host whitelist parser issue in GravityZone Console On-Premise (VA-11554)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64hw-8qp8-pjcw.