CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-1000082

CRITICALEPSS 89th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
systemdDebian
Fixed in:234-1CVE-2017-1000082
Fixed in:234-1CVE-2017-1000082
Fixed in:234-1CVE-2017-1000082
Fixed in:234-1CVE-2017-1000082

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days
89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2017-12635Critical9.8100%-Fix
CVE-2022-24637Critical9.899%-Fix
CVE-2017-5689Critical9.892%KEVFix
CVE-2020-3243Critical9.888%--
CVE-2024-21888High8.887%--
CVE-2022-0441Critical9.885%-Fix
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