CVE-2017-5207
N/A
Published: March 23, 2017 at 04:00 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 0.4%
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running a bandwidth command, allows local users to gain root privileges via the --shell argument.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.9.44.4
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 (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/6VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97385x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/5d43fdcd215203868d440ffc42036f5f5ffc89fcx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1023Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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