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CVE-2017-12189 json

It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handli…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-3764

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.

Patch / fix

  • eap7-jboss-ec2-eap jboss enterprise application platform 7 7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el6
  • eap7-jboss-ec2-eap jboss enterprise application platform 7 7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el7
  • eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples jboss enterprise application platform 7 7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el6
  • eap7-jboss-ec2-eap-samples jboss enterprise application platform 7 7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el7
  • eap7-jgroups jboss enterprise application platform 7 3.6.12-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
  • eap7-wildfly jboss enterprise application platform 7 7.0.9-4.GA_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7
  • eap7-resteasy jboss enterprise application platform 7 3.0.19-7.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7
  • eap7-undertow jboss enterprise application platform 7 1.3.31-3.Final_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0005RHSA-2018:0004RHSA-2018:0002

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red hat product security vex CVE-2017-12189 updated cvss 7.0

jboss: unsafe chown of server.log in jboss init script allows privilege escalation (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656)

  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0003
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-wildfly 7.0.9-4.GA_redhat_3.1.ep7.el6, eap7-resteasy 3.0.19-7.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap 7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el6, eap7-jgroups 3.6.12-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-undertow 1.3.31-3.Final_redhat_3.1.ep7.el6, eap7-hibernate 5.0.16-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, +51 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0002
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-wildfly 7.0.9-4.GA_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7, eap7-resteasy 3.0.19-7.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap 7.0.9-2.GA_redhat_2.ep7.el7, eap7-jgroups 3.6.12-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-undertow 1.3.31-3.Final_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7, eap7-hibernate 5.0.16-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, +51 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0005

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-282 Improper Ownership Management

References

Sources

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