CVE-2017-5180

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/02/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* 0.9.44.4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 0.9.38 (including) 0.9.38.8 (excluding)