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CVE-2017-1000082

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1930%

EPSS Percentile26.05th

PublishedJul 7, 2017

Last ModifiedMay 13, 2026

Vulnerability 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 Platforms (CPE)

📦

Systemd Project

Systemd

>= 229 and < 234

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839

🔗 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237

🔗 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/02/1

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99507

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038839

🔗 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6237

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