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CVE-2017-14696
Published:October 24, 2017
Updated:May 17, 2026
SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.8, 2016.11.x before 2016.11.8, and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication request.
Affected Packages
salt (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2016.11.0 <2016.11.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2016.11.8
salt (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2017.7.0 <2017.7.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2017.7.2
salt (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.8.7 <2016.3.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2016.3.8
Related Resources (10)
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-37.yaml
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00073.html
https://github.com/saltstack/salt
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.2.html
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.8.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14696
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500742
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/5f8b5e1a0f23fe0f2be5b3c3e04199b57a53db5b
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00075.html
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.3.8.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-400
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
EPSS
Base Score:
1.85