8.8

CVE-2016-9016: firejail_project firejail Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9016DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9016
Published 19-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9016 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in firejail_project firejail. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Firejail 0.9.38.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.05 pp

From 0.40% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • firejail< 0.9.44-1
Firejail_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • firejail< 0.9.38-1ubuntu0.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

6 links