4.7

CVE-2017-16355: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 4.7v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16355DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16355DSA-4415-1
Published 14-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16355 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Duplicates 1 · Related 2
SUSE-SU-2018:0262-1USN-5261-1CVE-2017-1000384

Timeline

  1. 14-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In agent/Core/SpawningKit/Spawner.h in Phusion Passenger 5.1.10 (fixed in Passenger Open Source 5.1.11 and Passenger Enterprise 5.1.10), if Passenger is running as root, it is possible to list the contents of arbitrary files on a system by symlinking a file named REVISION from the application root folder to a file of choice and querying passenger-status --show=xml.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

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

Debian2 products
Phusion1 product
  • passenger≥ 5.0.10, < 5.1.10 | ≥ 5.0.10, < 5.1.11
RubyGems1 product
  • passenger< 5.1.11
Ubuntu1 product
  • passenger< 5.0.27-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 5.0.30-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

4 vendors · 5 products

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