CVE-2017-9079
N/A
Published: May 19, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxDropbear SSH
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2017.75
Affected range stops below 2017.75, 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 (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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