SB2017100810 - Gentoo update for OCaml
Published: October 8, 2017 Updated: October 8, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017100810
Severity
High
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9772)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.