CVE-2017-9772

ocaml: Insufficient sanitisation allows privilege escalation for setuid binaries

Published Jun 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18702 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Jun 21, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 23, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:28 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 23, 2017, 12:00 AM