CVE-2017-9525

Description

In the cron package through 3.0pl1-128 on Debian, and through 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 on Ubuntu, the postinst maintainer script allows for group-crontab-to-root privilege escalation via symlink attacks against unsafe usage of the chown and chmod programs.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/864466 issue tracking third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/08/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038651 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9525?
CVE-2017-9525 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9525?
To fix CVE-2017-9525, 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-2017-9525 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9525 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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