CVE-2017-5180

HIGH

Firejail <0.9.44.4 & 0.9.38.x LTS <0.9.38.8 - Sandbox-Escape

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by Sebastian Krahmer · clocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43359

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0010

EPSS Percentile 26.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

firejail_project/firejail < 0.9.44.4

firejail_project/firejail 0.9.38 - 0.9.38.8

Published Feb 09, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026