Multiple vulnerabilities in firejail.wordpress.com firejail
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-5207 CVE-2017-5180 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-269 CWE-862 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
firejail Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | firejail.wordpress.com |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper Privilege Management
EUVDB-ID: #VU39403
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5207
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running a bandwidth command, allows local users to gain root privileges via the --shell argument.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsfirejail: 0.9.40
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97385
http://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
http://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/5d43fdcd215203868d440ffc42036f5f5ffc89fc
http://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1023
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Missing Authorization
EUVDB-ID: #VU39669
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5180
CWE-ID:
CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsfirejail: 0.9.40
External linkshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298
http://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
