OCaml compiler allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a similar…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
OCaml compiler allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9772 "but with much less impact."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00577 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9779
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqjp-cw2w-272m
References
More Ocaml vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07003 The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library in OCaml… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-07154 Insufficient sanitisation in the OCaml compiler versions 4.04.0 and 4.04.1 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-07299 OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-22643 In OCaml before 4.14.3 and 5.x before 5.4.1, a buffer over-read in Marshal… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.9
- TI-2026-26640 Integer overflow in OCaml CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2017-9779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pqjp-cw2w-272m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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