VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8849
smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.95%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.
- 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
- 1.95% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- smb4k project/smb4k · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3951Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449656Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83ccePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3951Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449656Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83ccePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txtThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.