7.8

CVE-2017-5207: firejail_project firejail Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5207DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5207
Published 23-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5207 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in firejail_project firejail. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10759-1

Timeline

  1. 23-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running a bandwidth command, allows local users to gain root privileges via the --shell argument.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 0.43% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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< 0.9.44.4-1
Firejail_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • firejailAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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