CVE-2017-8807 is a critical information disclosure vulnerability affecting Varnish HTTP Cache versions 4.1.x before 4.1.9 and 5.x before 5.2.1, including various Debian distributions. It allows remote attackers to extract sensitive data from process memory due to an oversized buffer in specific transient object scenarios. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:varnish-cache:varnish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:varnish_cache_project:varnish_cache:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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