ubuntu-cve-2017-15924
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-10-27 16:29
Modified
2025-07-16 04:53
Summary
Details

In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libshadowsocks-libev-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libshadowsocks-libev2",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libshadowsocks-libev2-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "shadowsocks-libev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "shadowsocks-libev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "shadowsocks-libev",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadowsocks-libev@3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.0.8+ds-2",
        "3.1.0+ds-3",
        "3.1.0+ds-4",
        "3.1.0+ds-5",
        "3.1.1+ds-1",
        "3.1.1+ds-2",
        "3.1.1+ds-3",
        "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "In manager.c in ss-manager in shadowsocks-libev 3.1.0, improper parsing allows command injection via shell metacharacters in a JSON configuration request received via 127.0.0.1 UDP traffic, related to the add_server, build_config, and construct_command_line functions.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15924",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:53:04Z",
  "published": "2017-10-27T16:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15924"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-010-shadowsocks-libev/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/issues/1734"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/commit/c67d275"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/13/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15924"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-15924"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:44:13Z"
}



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