vulnwire
7.8high

CVE-2017-88491 exploit

smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-42053 KDE 4/5 - 'KAuth' Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2017-05-18

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • cgit.kde.org /smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000e · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/42053/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1449656 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3951 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201705-14 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • kde.org /info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • cgit.kde.org /smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83cce · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/98690 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/98737 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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