CVE-2017-14955: checkmk
CVSS: 5.9v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14955
Published 01-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-14955 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in checkmk. EPSS estimates a 12.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
12.13%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 01-10-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Check_MK before 1.2.8p26 mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature because of a race condition, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information by reading a GUI crash report.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
12.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 12.13% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score12.13%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundCheck_MK 1.2.8p25 - Information Disclosure
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
Affected systems
Checkmk1 product
- checkmk1.2.3:i6 | 1.2.3:i7 | 1.2.4:b1 | 1.2.5:i1 | 1.2.5:i2 | 1.2.5:i3 | 1.2.5:i4 | 1.2.5:i5 | 1.2.5:i6 | 1.2.6:b1 | 1.2.6:b2 | 1.2.6:p13 | 1.2.7:i1 | 1.2.7:i1p2 | 1.2.7:i2 | 1.2.7:i3 | 1.2.7:i4 | 1.2.8:p18 | 1.2.8:p25
Ubuntu1 product
- check-mk< 1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 | < 1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2
2 vendors · 2 products
References
8 links- mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8X Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yesX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryREPORT