Is CVE-2017-9079 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9079 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9079?

CVE-2017-9079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9079?

CVE-2017-9079 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9079?

Upgrade dropbear on debian 11 to 2016.74-5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9079

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

dropbearDebian

Fixed in:2016.74-5CVE-2017-9079

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au

Third-Party Advisory1

debian.org

Other references1

security.netapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.