Vulnerability in Firejail Project
CVE-2017-5206
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 · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 (vendor-advisory, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5206?
- CVE-2017-5206 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Firejail Project. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2017-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5206?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.