CVE-2017-14178
Snapd systemd-journald Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
In snapd 2.27 through 2.29.2 the 'snap logs' command could be made to call journalctl without match arguments and therefore allow unprivileged, unauthenticated users to bypass systemd-journald's access restrictions.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 2, 2018, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:12 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2017-14178.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2017-14178 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 Added Reference https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 Added Reference https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-755 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.net/bugs/1730255 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 No Types Assigned https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/pull/4194 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html No Types Assigned https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-14178.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:snapcraft:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.27 up to (including) 2.29.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-14178 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-14178
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.17 }} -0.03%
score
0.53873
percentile