VDB-95743 · CVE-2016-9016 · BID 93899

Firejail 0.9.38.4 Sandbox IOCTL Call access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Firejail 0.9.38.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. This manipulation as part of IOCTL Call causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-9016. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Firejail 0.9.38.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Sandbox. The manipulation as part of a IOCTL Call leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Firejail 0.9.38.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2016. The weakness was presented 01/19/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9016 since 10/25/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 86 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93899†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

10/25/2016 🔍
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01/19/2017 +86 days 🔍
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01/20/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/28/2020 +1285 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95743
SecurityFocus: 93899 - Firejail CVE-2016-9016 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9016 - Firejail - Command Execution Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 01/20/2017 15:13
Updated: 07/28/2020 14:49
Changes: 01/20/2017 15:13 (57), 07/28/2020 14:49 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:95C:103

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