CVE-2017-9079

EUVD-2017-18018
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
4.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 24%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
dropbear_ssh_projectdropbear_ssh
𝑥
< 2017.75
debiandebian_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
dropbear
bookworm
2022.83-1+deb12u2
fixed
bullseye
2020.81-3+deb11u2
fixed
sid
2024.86-1
fixed
trixie
2024.86-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
dropbear
artful
ignored
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
disco
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
focal
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
needed
yakkety
ignored
zesty
ignored