This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z
Published Feb 21, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS release-20170803-20170803T064301Z. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SMBIOC_TREE_RELE ioctl. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the host OS. Was ZDI-CAN-4984.
Affected products
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- Version release-20170803-20170803T064301ZStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyent | Joyent SmartOS | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 31.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 16.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 14.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 12.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 53.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 17.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 13.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000124928 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-159 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000124928 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-159 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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