CVE-2017-9079
Dropbear Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is read with root privileges and symlinks are followed.
INFO
Published Date :
May 19, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 4, 2019, 9:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9079
vulnerability.
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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-2017-9079.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-9079 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-9079 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-732 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2016.74 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.75 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html No Types Assigned http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:2016.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9079 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-2017-9079
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile