CVE-2017-5206 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running on a Linux kernel before 4.8, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass a seccomp-based sandbox protection mechanism via the --allow-debuggers argument.

Published: 2017-03-23

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14312	Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running on a Linux kernel before 4.8, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass a seccomp-based sandbox protection mechanism via the --allow-debuggers argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0241.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120
https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62

History

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Subscriptions

Firejail Project Firejail

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-23T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.619Z

Reserved: 2017-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5206

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-23T16:59:00.417

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5206

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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