CVE-2017-0358 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.19% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-269 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-04-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| tuxera | ntfs-3g |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ntfs-3g - Unsanitized modprobe Environment Privilege Escalation | 2017-02-14 |
| exploit-db | ntfs-3g (Debian 9) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-02-03 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/04/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95987
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148594671929354&w=2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-10
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3780
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41240/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41356/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/04/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95987
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148594671929354&w=2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-10
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3780
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41240/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41356/
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