CVE-2016-9016 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Firejail 0.9.38.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.

Published: 2017-01-19

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:0.9.38.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9838	Firejail 0.9.38.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00136.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93899

History

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Subscriptions

Firejail Project Firejail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-19T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.474Z

Reserved: 2016-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9016

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-19T20:59:00.690

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-9016

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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