CVE-2017-5180

Description

Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298 vdb entry third party advisory
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ release notes vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5180?
CVE-2017-5180 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5180?
To fix CVE-2017-5180, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5180 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-5180 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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