CVE-2017-5226 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

When executing a program via the bubblewrap sandbox, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent session by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the terminal's input buffer, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox.

Published: 2017-03-29

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 10.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:projectatomic:bubblewrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10385.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/17/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97260
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411811
https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/commit/d7fc532c42f0e9bf427923bab85433282b3e5117
https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/142
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/2

History

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Subscriptions

Projectatomic Bubblewrap

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.806Z

Reserved: 2017-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5226

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-29T20:59:00.310

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

Link: CVE-2017-5226

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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