Description
Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is read with root privileges and symlinks are followed.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-948-1 | dropbear security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3859-1 | dropbear security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-18018 | Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is read with root privileges and symlinks are followed. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:55:21.880Z
Reserved: 2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-9079
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-05-19T14:29:00.310
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-9079
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD