CVE-2017-5206
Status: ModifiedCritical (9)—
Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running on a Linux kernel before 4.8, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass a seccomp-based sandbox protection mechanism via the --allow-debuggers argument.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.94%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 79
- Score date: 10/2/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120
- https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/07/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97120
- https://blog.lizzie.io/linux-containers-in-500-loc.html#fn.51
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/6b8dba29d73257311564ee7f27b9b14758cc693e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62
Raw JSON (NVD)
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