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high 7.5

CVE-2017-14178 json

In snapd 2.27 through 2.29.2 the 'snap logs' command could be made to call journalctl without match arguments and therefore allow unprivile…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-5688

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In snapd 2.27 through 2.29.2 the 'snap logs' command could be made to call journalctl without match arguments and therefore allow unprivileged, unauthenticated users to bypass systemd-journald's access restrictions.

Patch / fix

  • snapd Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.30-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14178

  • snapd Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.29.4.2~14.04
  • snapd Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.29.4.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14178

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Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a snapd

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

Sources

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