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CVE-2017-5940

Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its

Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00079
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
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Affected Products & Versions

2
firejail project firejail>= 0.9.38 and <= 0.9.38.10
firejail project firejail>= 0.9.40 and <= 0.9.44.6
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Feb 2017 · 06:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96221Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858fIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592efIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b8a4ff9775318ca5e679183884a6a63f3da8f863Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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