CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-1000372

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A flaw exists in OpenBSD's implementation of the stack guard page that allows attackers to bypass it resulting in arbitrary code execution using setuid binaries such as /usr/bin/at. This affects OpenBSD 6.1 and possibly earlier versions.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of OpenBSD and monitor systems for unauthorized changes to setuid files.

Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw exists in OpenBSD's implementation of the stack guard page that allows attackers to bypass it resulting in arbitrary code execution using setuid binaries such as /usr/bin/at. This affects OpenBSD 6.1 and possibly earlier versions.

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