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CVE-2017-5226: projectatomic bubblewrap Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 10.0v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5226
Published 29-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5226 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in projectatomic bubblewrap. EPSS estimates a 3.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 29-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent session by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the terminal's input buffer, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.17% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Bubblewrap

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • bubblewrap< 0.1.5-2
Projectatomic1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

8 links