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.
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
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
- 2.19% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 3 February 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- tuxera/ntfs-3g · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.