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CVE-2017-1000082: systemd_project systemd Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000082DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000082
Published 07-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-1000082 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in systemd_project systemd. EPSS estimates a 3.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

systemd v233 and earlier fails to safely parse usernames starting with a numeric digit (e.g. "0day"), running the service in question with root privileges rather than the user intended.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.88% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.88%

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
  • systemd< 234-1
Systemd_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • systemdAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links