CVE-2017-6198 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2017-6198

The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource...

Vulnerability Description

The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by launching a fork bomb in the sandbox, or by using a large amount of disk space.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

sandstorm
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 6th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.