Information disclosure in Dropbear - CVE-2017-9079
Published: September 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14821
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9079
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Matt Johnston
Affected software:
Dropbear
Dropbear
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application allows usage of symlinks when configured with authorized_keys file format and a command= option. A local user can read certain files on the system with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9079
Install updates from vendor's website.