CVE-2017-18641

HIGH

LXC 2.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Unsigned HTTP Template Downloads

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a digital-signature check, before running it to bootstrap containers.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1661447

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0135
EPSS Percentile 68.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
linuxcontainers/lxc 2.0.0
Published Feb 10, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026