CVE-2017-8849 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3951 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98690 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449656 https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=71554140bdaede27b95dbe4c9b5a028a83c83cce https://cgit.kde.org/smb4k.git/commit/?id=a90289b0962663bc1d247bbbd31b9e65b2ca000e https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-14 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/ https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-2.txt

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8