4.7

CVE-2017-9079: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-9079UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9079DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9079
Published 19-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9079 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-3859-1MGASA-2017-0165

Timeline

  1. 19-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is read with root privileges and symlinks are followed.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.01 pp

From 0.32% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
  • dropbear< 2016.74-5 | < 2012.55-1.3+deb7u2
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0
Alpine1 product
  • dropbear< 2017.75-r0
Dropbear_ssh_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • dropbearAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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