SB2017020212 - Command injection in salt (Alpine package)
Published: February 2, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020212
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5200)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.The weakness exists in a salt-master due to command injection via Salt's ssh_client. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.