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osec-2017-01

Vulnerability from osv_ocaml

Published

2017-06-23 15:19

Modified

2025-12-16 12:00

Summary

Local privilege escalation issue with ocaml binaries

Details

Description

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.

Credits

Eric Milliken

Damien Doligez

Xavier Leroy

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        "opam_constraint": "ocaml {\u003e= \"4.04\" \u0026 \u003c \"4.04.2\"}"
      },
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      },
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            {
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            },
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            },
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        "4.04.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2017-9772"
  ],
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    {
      "name": "Eric Milliken",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    },
    {
      "name": "Damien Doligez",
      "type": "REMEDIATION_DEVELOPER"
    },
    {
      "name": "Xavier Leroy",
      "type": "REMEDIATION_REVIEWER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe": [
      "CWE-269"
    ],
    "human_link": "https://github.com/ocaml/security-advisories/tree/main/advisories/2017/OSEC-2017-01.md",
    "osv": "https://github.com/ocaml/security-advisories/tree/generated-osv/2017/OSEC-2017-01.json"
  },
  "details": "## Description\n\nInsufficient 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.",
  "id": "OSEC-2017-01",
  "modified": "2025-12-16T12:00:00Z",
  "published": "2017-06-23T15:19:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml/issues/7557"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Local privilege escalation issue with ocaml binaries"
}

CVE-2017-9772 (GCVE-0-2017-9772)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-23 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 17:18

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-0…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99277	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-07	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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