Amazon
CVE-2017-9450
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the ability to create files in an unspecified directory.
AnalysisAI
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the ability to create files in an unspecified directory. Affected products include: Amazon Amazon Web Services Cloudformation Bootstrap. Version information: before 1.4.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.
Denial of service against HTTP/2 server implementations allows remote unauthenticated attackers to exhaust server resour
Remote code execution in OpenSSH's sshd server (regression of CVE-2006-5051) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to
Amazon AWS Amplify CLI before 12.10.1 incorrectly configures the role trust policy of IAM roles associated with Amplify
Improper Neutralization of audio output from 3rd and 4th Generation Amazon Echo Dot devices allows arbitrary voice comma
The CLI 1.0.0 for Amazon AWS OpenSearch has weak permissions for the configuration file. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9
Blink XT2 Sync Module firmware prior to 2.13.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the device due
Blink XT2 Sync Module firmware prior to 2.13.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the device due
AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) is an open-source software development framework to define cloud infrastructure in c
opensearch-ruby is a community-driven, open source fork of elasticsearch-ruby. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vuln
Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public ex
Amazon Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Integer Overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is lo
Amazon WorkSpaces agent is affected by Buffer Overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack
Same weakness CWE-269 – Improper Privilege Management
View allSame technique Privilege Escalation
View allShare
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today