CVE-2017-5206

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Published Mar 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running on a Linux kernel before 4.8, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass a seccomp-based sandbox protection mechanism via the --allow-debuggers argument.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14312	Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running on a Linux kernel before 4.8, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass a seccomp-based sandbox protection mechanism via the --allow-debuggers argument.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.937% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120
https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62

History

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Subscriptions

Firejail Project Firejail

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 23, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:55 PM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 23, 2017, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

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