CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-1000082
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-07-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
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.
Affected configurations
• systemd project systemd (>= 229 < 234)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory