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CVE-2017-5637
October 10, 2017
Two four letter word commands "wchp/wchc" are CPU intensive and could cause spike of CPU utilization on Apache ZooKeeper server if abused, which leads to the server unable to serve legitimate client requests. Apache ZooKeeper thru version 3.4.9 and 3.5.2 suffer from this issue, fixed in 3.4.10, 3.5.3, and later.
Affected Packages
org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.10
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.10
Related Resources (17)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3355
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5637
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98814
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3871
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-2693
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2477
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3354
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcce5a9c532b386c68dab2f6b3ce8b0cc9b950ec551766e76391caa3%40%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rca37935d661f4689cb4119f1b3b224413b22be161b678e6e6ce0c69b@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370@%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/58170aeb7a681d462b7fa31cae81110cbb749d2dc83c5736a0bb8370%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
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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
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-400
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-306
EPSS
Base Score:
17.45