VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-0358
Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- tuxera/ntfs-3g · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95987Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148594671929354&w=2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3780
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41240/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41356/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/04/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95987Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148594671929354&w=2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3780
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41240/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41356/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.