CVE-2017-9079

Published May 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-948-1 dropbear security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3859-1 dropbear security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18018 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved
May 19, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 19, 2017, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM