4.6
CVSSv2

CVE-2017-5940

Published: 09/02/2017 Updated: 03/10/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 | Impact Score: 6 | Exploitability Score: 2
VMScore: 409
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

Firejail prior to 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS prior to 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.

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