CVE-2017-9079
CVSS V2 Medium 4.7
CVSS V3 Medium 4.7
Description
Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is read with root privileges and symlinks are followed.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-9079
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-05-19T14:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-04T09:15:11
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2017.75 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9079 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9079 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:16:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 17:03:24 | 2017-05-19T14:29Z | 2017-05-19T14:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 17:03:24 | 2019-10-04T09:15:11 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 17:03:24 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |