Cygwin versions 1.7.2 up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to buffer overflow vulnerability in wcsxfrm/wcsxfrm_l functions resulting into denial-of-service by crashing the process or potential hijack of the process running with administrative privileges triggered by specially crafted input string.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2017-07-21
Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.006
Published
2017-04-21