CVE-2017-5206
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5206 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-23 16:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 9 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 9 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Firejail Project | Firejail | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firejail CVE-2017-5206 Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Release Notes | Firejail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | firejail.wordpress.com | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Linux containers in 500 lines of code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blog.lizzie.io | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: Firejail local root exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| security fix · netblue30/firejail@6b8dba2 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Firejail: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-62) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710391 Gentoo Linux Firejail Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-62)