medium4.7
CVE-2017-9079
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbear Ssh Project | Dropbear Ssh | before 2017.75 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/