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CVE-2017-1000203 json

ROOT version 6.9.03 and below is vulnerable to an authenticated shell metacharacter injection in the rootd daemon resulting in remote code…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-1480

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ROOT version 6.9.03 and below is vulnerable to an authenticated shell metacharacter injection in the rootd daemon resulting in remote code execution

Patch / fix

  • root-system Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 5.34.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • root-system Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 5.34.30-0ubuntu8+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000203

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Exploit prediction

3.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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