CVE-2017-8807
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 90)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
vbf_stp_error in bin/varnishd/cache/cache_fetch.c in Varnish HTTP Cache 4.1.x before 4.1.9 and 5.x before 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory because a VFP_GetStorage buffer is larger than intended in certain circumstances involving -sfile Stevedore transient objects.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.08% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-11-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| varnish cache project | varnish cache |
| varnish-cache | varnish |
References
- http://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101886
- https://bugs.debian.org/881808
- https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/commit/176f8a075a963ffbfa56f1c460c15f6a1a6af5a7
- https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/pull/2429
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4034
- http://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101886
- https://bugs.debian.org/881808
- https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/commit/176f8a075a963ffbfa56f1c460c15f6a1a6af5a7
- https://github.com/varnishcache/varnish-cache/pull/2429
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4034
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