CVE-2017-8849 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.95% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-05-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| smb4k project | smb4k |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | KDE 4/5 - 'KAuth' Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-05-18 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3951
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98690
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449656
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83cce
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-14
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3951
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98690
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449656
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83cce
- https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-14
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt
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