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CVE-2017-5180

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Published: Feb 9, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 6.0
Source: NVD

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 (2)

Firejail Project
1 product
Firejail
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firejail Project
Firejail
Before 0.9.44.4
Firejail
From 0.9.38 to 0.9.38.8

Related CWEs

CWE-862
Missing Authorization
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
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
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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