UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15924

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15924
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15924.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15924
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:44:13Z
Published
2017-10-27T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:36:17.849502Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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 addserver, buildconfig, and constructcommandline functions.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / shadowsocks-libev

Package

Name
shadowsocks-libev
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/shadowsocks-libev@3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2

Affected versions

3.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+ds-1ubuntu2",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}