CVE-2017-9079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-05-19

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-948-1	dropbear security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3859-1	dropbear security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18018	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00083.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-19T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:55:21.880Z

Reserved: 2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9079

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-19T14:29:00.310

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

Link: CVE-2017-9079

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-732

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