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CVE-2017-9079

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Date: May 19, 2017

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.

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Related Resources (7)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9079
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-9079
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9079
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-9079

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-732

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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