OSEC-2017-01

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Import Source
https://github.com/ocaml/security-advisories/blob/generated-osv/2017/OSEC-2017-01.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/OSEC-2017-01
Aliases
Published
2017-06-23T15:19:47Z
Modified
2026-02-17T00:26:51Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Local privilege escalation issue with ocaml binaries
Details

Description

Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows external code to be executed with raised privilege in binaries marked as setuid, by setting the CAML_CPLUGINS, CAML_NATIVE_CPLUGINS, or CAML_BYTE_CPLUGINS environment variable.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe": [
        "CWE-269"
    ],
    "human_link": "https://github.com/ocaml/security-advisories/tree/main/advisories/2017/OSEC-2017-01.md",
    "osv": "https://github.com/ocaml/security-advisories/tree/generated-osv/2017/OSEC-2017-01.json"
}
References
Credits
    • Eric Milliken - REPORTER
    • Damien Doligez - REMEDIATION_DEVELOPER
    • Xavier Leroy - REMEDIATION_REVIEWER

Affected packages

opam / ocaml

Package

Name
ocaml
Purl
pkg:opam/ocaml

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.04
Fixed
4.04.2
Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml
Events
Fixed
850021c200c7507f2a928a66fa1291ff4ae3a622
Introduced
507507829e9639374ede5a2dade1bb6d6b98ad49

Affected versions

4.*
4.04.0
4.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "opam_constraint": "ocaml {>= \"4.04\" & < \"4.04.2\"}"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ocaml/security-advisories/blob/generated-osv/2017/OSEC-2017-01.json"