CVE-2017-5940
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5940
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-02-09T18:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.9.38 | 0.9.38.10 |
| cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.9.40 | 0.9.44.6 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b8a4ff9775318ca5e679183884a6a63f3da8f863 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592ef | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858f | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96221 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-03 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5940 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5940 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:27:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 13:48:08 | 2017-02-09T18:59Z | 2017-02-09T18:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 13:48:08 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 13:48:08 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |