CVE-2017-9079 | Date: (C)2017-05-20 (M)2023-12-22 |
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 Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 4.7 | CVSS Score : 4.7 |
Exploit Score: 1.0 | Exploit Score: 3.4 |
Impact Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: 6.9 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
Attack Complexity: HIGH | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: NONE |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: NONE |
Integrity: NONE | |
Availability: NONE | |
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