Vulnerability in Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh
CVE-2017-9079
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…
EPSS: 0.001 (18.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9079?
- CVE-2017-9079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9079?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.