VDB
CVE-2017-9079
CVE-2017-9079
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.699999809265137 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.31% · 22.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
4.699999809265137
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.31%
22.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | dropbear | 0, 2014.65-1ubuntu2, 2015.68-1 |
Timeline
- May 19, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 31, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 14, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html third-party-advisory
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9079 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9079 advisory