CVE-2017-8849

Public Exploit

Description

smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000e third party advisory patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449656 issue tracking patch vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3951 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-14 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt third party advisory
https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83cce third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98690 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 mailing list patch exploit third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8849?
CVE-2017-8849 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8849?
To fix CVE-2017-8849, 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-2017-8849 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-8849 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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