CVE-2017-8849

Summary

CVECVE-2017-8849
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-17 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionsmb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Smb4k Project Smb4k All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
smb4k.git - The advanced network neighborhood browser and Samba share mounting utility by KDE. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.kde.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kde.org Third Party Advisory
smb4k.git - The advanced network neighborhood browser and Samba share mounting utility by KDE. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.kde.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Smb4K CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3951-1 smb4k af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 1449656 – CVE-2017-8849 smb4k: unauthorized local command execution as root af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
KDE 4/5 - 'KAuth' Local Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Smb4K: Arbitrary command execution as root (GLSA 201705-14) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Juju CVE-2017-8849 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - generic kde LPE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710367 Gentoo Linux Smb4K Arbitrary command execution as root Vulnerability (GLSA 201705-14)

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