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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 involving a symlink and the --private option.

Published

2017-02-09T18:59:00.127

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-862

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	firejail_project	firejail	< 0.9.44.4	Yes
Application	firejail_project	firejail	< 0.9.38.8	Yes

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)