Advisory Details

July 7th, 2017

Joyent Smart Data Center Docker API Zone Escape Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2017-10940
CVSS SCORE	9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Joyent
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Smart Data Center
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Joyent Smart Data Center. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the docker API. The process does not properly validate user-supplied data which can allow for the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Joyent has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009649927-Security-Advisory-ZDI-CAN-3853-Docker-File-Overwrite-Vulnerability
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-08-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-07-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Ben Murphy

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