What is CVE-2016-10118?

CVE-2016-10118 is a low-severity vulnerability in Firejail Project, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-10118?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Firejail Project

CVE-2016-10118

Firejail allows local users to truncate /etc/resolv.conf via a chroot command to /.

Published 2017-04-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Firejail Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/05/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/06/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10118?: CVE-2016-10118 is a low-severity vulnerability in Firejail Project, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-10118?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.