CVE-2017-5180

Published Feb 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case 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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14289 Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:55 PM
Reserved
Jan 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 9, 2017, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM