CVE-2017-5180
N/A
Published: February 9, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirejail
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.9.44.40.9.38 ≤ v < 0.9.38.8
Affected range stops below 0.9.38.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 0.9.44.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862
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