CWE Code: 434
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.0
CWE Name:  Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Summary: this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of joyent smart data center prior to agentsshar@1.0.0-release-20160901-20160901t051624z-g3fd5adf (e469cf49-4de3-4658-8419-ab42837916ad). 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. was zdi-can-3853.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-10-31
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-09