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High
CVE-2017-8849
smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges...
Vulnerability Description
smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000e
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449656
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3951
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-14
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83cce
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98690
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737
Affected Vendor
smb4k project
View all reports →Affected Software
smb4k, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 17th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.