CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-5613

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Mar 03, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

Format string vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a template file.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cgiecho Cpanel - (including) - (including)
Cgiemail Cpanel - (including) - (including)
Cgiemail Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Cgiemail Ubuntu precise *
Cgiemail Ubuntu trusty *
Cgiemail Ubuntu upstream *
Cgiemail Ubuntu xenial *
Cgiemail Ubuntu yakkety *

Potential Mitigations

References