CVE-2017-0358

ntfs-3g: Modprobe influence vulnerability via environment variables

Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation.

Affected

ntfs-3g

CVSS v3.1 CNA

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 82nd percentile

Published

2018-04-13

Updated

2025-12-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• Wangsafz/cve-2017-0358.sh0★ · 2022-04-12

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/ntfs3g_priv_esc.rb

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41356
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41240

Security advisories

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/04/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95987
• https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148594671929354&w=2
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-10

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry