CVE-2017-9772 describes an insufficient sanitization vulnerability in OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1. This flaw allows external code execution with elevated privileges in setuid binaries by manipulating specific CAML environment variables. It carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.04.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:ocaml:4.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.04.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:ocaml:4.04.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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