UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12791

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12791
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12791.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12791
Related
Published
2017-08-23T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-05-26T16:41:12Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.11.7 and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.1 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16.0-1
0.16.4-2
0.17.1+dfsg-1
0.17.2-1
0.17.2-2
0.17.2-3
0.17.4-1
0.17.4-2
0.17.5-1
0.17.5+ds-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-common",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-doc",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-master",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

2015.*

2015.5.3+ds-1
2015.8.1+ds-2
2015.8.3+ds-1
2015.8.3+ds-2
2015.8.3+ds-3
2015.8.5+ds-1
2015.8.7+ds-1
2015.8.8+ds-1
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-api",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-cloud",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-common",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-doc",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-master",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-proxy",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@2017.7.4+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1

Affected versions

2016.*

2016.11.5+ds-1
2016.11.8+dfsg1-1

2017.*

2017.7.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
2017.7.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-api",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-cloud",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-common",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-doc",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-master",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-proxy",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}