UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9779

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9779
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9779.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9779
Upstream
Published
2017-09-07T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:17Z
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 - low
Summary
[none]
Details

OCaml compiler allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9772 "but with much less impact."

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / ocaml

Package

Name
ocaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ocaml@4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.12.1-4ubuntu1

4.*

4.01.0-3ubuntu2
4.01.0-3ubuntu3
4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1
4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "camlp4",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "camlp4-extra",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-base",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-base-nox",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-compiler-libs",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-interp",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-mode",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-native-compilers",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-nox",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-source",
            "binary_version": "4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9779.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ocaml

Package

Name
ocaml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ocaml@4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.01.0-4ubuntu1
4.02.3-5ubuntu1
4.02.3-5ubuntu2
4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-base",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-base-nox",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-compiler-libs",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-interp",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-mode",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-native-compilers",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-nox",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ocaml-source",
            "binary_version": "4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9779.json"