9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-1000082
Systemd Username Parsing Vulnerability
Description

systemd v233 and earlier fails to safely parse usernames starting with a numeric digit (e.g. "0day"), running the service in question with root privileges rather than the user intended.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2024, 4:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-1000082 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Systemd_project systemd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-1000082.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Deploy-time Policy Enforcer for Kubernetes applications

Makefile Go Shell Python Dockerfile Mustache

Updated: 3 months ago
696 stars 128 fork 128 watcher
Born at : June 11, 2018, 6:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-1000082 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 233 OR *cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 229 up to (excluding) 234
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 233 OR *cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 233
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 No Types Assigned https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:systemd:233:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.72 }} 0.16%

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0.77660

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