CVE-2017-14696 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting SaltStack Salt versions before 2016.3.8, 2016.11.8, and 2017.7.2. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to disrupt service by sending a specially crafted authentication request. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a low-complexity attack vector with a high impact on availability, requiring no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2016.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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