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Case File

CVE-2017-6198

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.38% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-02-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-6198
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.38%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by launching a fork bomb in the sandbox, or by using a large amount of disk space.