VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5207
Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running a bandwidth command, allows local users to gain root privileges via the --shell argument.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). 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, when running a bandwidth command, allows local users to gain root privileges via the --shell argument.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- firejail project/firejail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97385Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/5d43fdcd215203868d440ffc42036f5f5ffc89fcIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1023Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97385Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/5d43fdcd215203868d440ffc42036f5f5ffc89fcIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1023Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.