CVE-2017-8849
smb4k - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.13%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-8849
To remediate CVE-2017-8849, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/smb4k—upgrade to 1.2.1-2 or later
- Debian/smb4k—upgrade to 1.2.1-2~deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.1-2~deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-8849 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.2.1-2
- from 0, < 1.2.1-2~deb7u1
- from 0, < 1.2.1-2~deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |