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.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
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 · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 May 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- smb4k project/smb4k · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% 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 (1)
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.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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.