CVE-2017-5206 describes a critical vulnerability in Firejail versions prior to 0.9.44.4, specifically when running on Linux kernels older than 4.8. This flaw allows attackers to bypass seccomp-based sandbox protections by leveraging the --allow-debuggers argument. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 9.0 (CRITICAL), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, albeit with high attack complexity. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 91/100, highlighting its significant danger. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential interest among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.9.44.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firejail_project:firejail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.4 Reddit, 1.1 Bluesky, 0.8 Mastodon, and 2.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.8 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.