CVE-2017-5206

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.

CVSS v3 9.0 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

9.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51	Third Party Advisory
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62	Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51	Third Party Advisory
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62	Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

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

History

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Information

Published : 2017-03-23 16:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-5206

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5206

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5206

JSON object : View

Products Affected

firejail_project

firejail

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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