CVE-2017-9779 — OCaml compiler allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors,

OCaml compiler allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9772 "but with much less impact."

01What is this vulnerability?

OCaml compiler allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9772 "but with much less impact."

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-09-07T14:29:00.337
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• caml.inria.fr — https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557
• sympa.inria.fr — https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html
• caml.inria.fr — https://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=7557
• sympa.inria.fr — https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2017-06/msg00094.html