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CVE-2017-15289
medium
CVSS 6.0
Out-of-Bounds Write in c (CVE-2017-15289)
Summary
out-of-bounds write in c (CVE-2017-15289). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2017-15289** has been found in c.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "c CVE-2017-15289" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-15289 (c) — CWE-787 / CVSS v3 6.0
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**out-of-bounds write** (CWE-787) exists in c.
📍 Affected scope
c — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.0/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'c' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'c' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `c` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/12/16
- advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101262
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0516
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1501290
- advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- patch https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg02557.html
- advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/
- advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213