CVE-2017-1000082

moderate-risk
Published 2017-07-07

systemd v233 and earlier fails to safely parse usernames starting with a numeric digit (e.g. "0day"), running the service in question with root privileges rather than the user intended.

Do I need to act?

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0.26% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Fix available
Upgrade to: c1edab7ad1e7ccc9be693bedfd464cd1cbffb395
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Systemd Project

References (8)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839
Issue Tracking https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839
Issue Tracking https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal