← Back

CVE-2017-0358

nvd nist
Published: Apr 13, 2018Modified: Dec 4, 2025

JSON object

Loading...
7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation.

Affected (2)

Tuxera
1 product
Ntfs 3g
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ntfs 3g
Up to 2016.2.22
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (14)

Source: security@debian.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Timeline

No history available yet.