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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.

Published

2017-03-23T16:59:00.447

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-269

Affected Vendors & Products

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

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97385 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/5d43fdcd215203868d440ffc42036f5f5ffc89fc Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1023 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97385 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://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/5d43fdcd215203868d440ffc42036f5f5ffc89fc Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1023 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)