CVE-2017-5180
Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case 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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.74% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- firejail project/firejail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.