CVE - CVE-2017-5940

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-5940	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:96221 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96221 GENTOO:GLSA-201702-03 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-03 MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16 MISC:https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ MISC:https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858f MISC:https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592ef MISC:https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b8a4ff9775318ca5e679183884a6a63f3da8f863
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170209	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170209)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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