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CentOS Update for augeas CESA-2017:2788 centos7

🗓️ 24 Sep 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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CentOS Update for augeas CESA-2017:2788 centos7. Check the version of augeas. A vulnerability was discovered in augeas affecting the handling of escaped strings. Please Install the Updated Packages

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882772");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-09-24 10:00:24 +0200 (Sun, 24 Sep 2017)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7555");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-12-09 02:29:00 +0000 (Sat, 09 Dec 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("CentOS Update for augeas CESA-2017:2788 centos7");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Check the version of augeas");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Augeas is a configuration editing tool.
It parses configuration files in their native formats and transforms them into
a tree. Configuration changes are made by manipulating this tree and saving it
back into native config files.

Security Fix(es):

  * A vulnerability was discovered in augeas affecting the handling of
escaped strings. An attacker could send crafted strings that would cause
the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a
crash or possible code execution. (CVE-2017-7555)

This issue was discovered by Han Han (Red Hat).");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"augeas on CentOS 7");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");

  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2017:2788");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2017-September/022545.html");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS7");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS7")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"augeas", rpm:"augeas~1.4.0~2.el7_4.1", rls:"CentOS7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"augeas-devel", rpm:"augeas-devel~1.4.0~2.el7_4.1", rls:"CentOS7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"augeas-libs", rpm:"augeas-libs~1.4.0~2.el7_4.1", rls:"CentOS7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.05002
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