CVE-2017-9079
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.7)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.7
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.32%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 23
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-732
Referencias
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/
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