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CVE-2018-15869

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Published: Aug 25, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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5.3
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4
Source: NVD

Description

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer who does not specify the --owners flag when describing images via AWS CLI, and therefore not properly validating source software per AWS recommended security best practices, may unintentionally load an undesired and potentially malicious Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from the uncurated public community AMI catalog.

Affected (1)

Products: Hashicorp: Packer
Hashicorp
1 product
Packer
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Packer
Before 1.3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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