Risk | Low |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-9525 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Debian Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Debian |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU7010
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9525
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in Cron due to a flaw in the postinst maintainer script. A local attacker with crontab group privileges can conduct a symlink attack, bypass crontab privilege separation controls and gain root privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch addressing the vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsDebian Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=864466
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.