| Name | CVE-2017-9779 |
| Description | OCaml compiler allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9772 "but with much less impact." |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 874700 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ocaml (PTS) | bullseye | 4.11.1-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.13.1-4 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.2.0-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ocaml | source | (unstable) | 4.05.0-9 | | | 874700 |
Notes
[stretch] - ocaml <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - ocaml <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ocaml <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html
https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557
Make sure any potential advisories are clear that any created suid
binaries using ocaml must be re-created once ocaml has been updated.