8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-5123
Linux waitid Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description

Insufficient data validation in waitid allowed an user to escape sandboxes on Linux.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 2, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:27 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-5123 has a 70 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5123 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp cloud_backup
2 Netapp h300s_firmware
3 Netapp h500s_firmware
4 Netapp h700s_firmware
5 Netapp h410s_firmware
6 Netapp h300s
7 Netapp h410s
8 Netapp h500s
9 Netapp h700s
10 Netapp h300e_firmware
11 Netapp h500e_firmware
12 Netapp h700e_firmware
13 Netapp h300e
14 Netapp h500e
15 Netapp h700e
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 16
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-2017-5123.

URL Resource
https://crbug.com/772848 Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96ca579a1ecc943b75beba58bebb0356f6cc4b51 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://crbug.com/772848 Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96ca579a1ecc943b75beba58bebb0356f6cc4b51 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0003/ 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).

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a-roshbaik/Linux-Privilege-Escalation-Exploits

None

C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 20, 2024, 8:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.
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HaxorSecInfec/autoroot.sh

Auto Root / Privilege Escalation Exploit

autoroot privilege privilege-escalation root

Shell

Updated: 4 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 11, 2024, 9:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 85 different CVEs too.
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txuswashere/Privilege-Escalation

Privilege Escalation

hacking oscp privilege-escalation privilege-escalation-and-evasion privilege-escalation-exploits privilege-escalation-linux privilege-escalation-tool privilegeescalation pentest pentesters pentesting pentest-tools pentesting-tool pentesting-tools

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 5, 2024, 9:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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43622283/awesome-cloud-native-security

None

Updated: 9 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 24, 2024, 8:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 37 different CVEs too.
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manikanta-suru/cybersecurity-container-security

None

Dockerfile Go Shell

Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 16, 2023, 11:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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aymankhder/privesc

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 29, 2023, 5:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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hktalent/bug-bounty

bounty collection

Shell Python Dockerfile Ruby JavaScript ASP.NET Classic ASP HTML PHP Jupyter Notebook

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
30 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Sept. 11, 2023, 11:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 234 different CVEs too.
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alian87/linux-kernel-exploits

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 14, 2023, 7:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.
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kaannsaydamm/Mukemmel-Sizma-Testi-Araclari

None

Updated: 11 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 14, 2023, 1:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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JlSakuya/Linux-Privilege-Escalation-Exploits

Linux privilege escalation exploits collection.

C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
108 stars 15 fork 15 watcher
Born at : April 26, 2023, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.
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albinjoshy03/linux-kernel-exploits

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 26, 2023, 7:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.
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h1bAna/CVE-2017-5123

None

C

Updated: 9 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2023, 8:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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knd06/linux-kernel-exploitation

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
7 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 178 different CVEs too.
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lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.
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atesemre/awesome-cloud-native-security

None

Updated: 11 months, 2 weeks ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2022, 11:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 35 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5123 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5123 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://crbug.com/772848
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96ca579a1ecc943b75beba58bebb0356f6cc4b51
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0003/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/772848 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/772848 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96ca579a1ecc943b75beba58bebb0356f6cc4b51 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96ca579a1ecc943b75beba58bebb0356f6cc4b51 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.13 up to (excluding) 4.13.7
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5123 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-2017-5123 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} -0.00%

score

0.26268

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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