CVE-2017-9772
CriticalSummary
Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, by setting the CAML_CPLUGINS, CAML_NATIVE_CPLUGINS, or CAML_BYTE_CPLUGINS environment variable.
Risk Assessment
Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized code execution, potentially leading to privilege escalation and security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the OCaml compiler to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor and restrict the use of environment variables related to the compiler.
Original NVD description (English source)
Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, by setting the CAML_CPLUGINS, CAML_NATIVE_CPLUGINS, or CAML_BYTE_CPLUGINS environment variable.