Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39403

#VU39403 Improper Privilege Management in firejail - CVE-2017-5207

Published: March 23, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39403

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5207

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
firejail

Software vendor:
firejail.wordpress.com

Description

The 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.

Install update from vendor's website.