CVE-2017-1000082

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.

Published: 2017-07-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-1000082 is rated High Risk (73.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.88%). EPSS rose +3.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1000082

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.26% 3.88% +3.62%
2 2025-11-19 0.47% 0.26% -0.21%
3 2025-09-05 — 0.47% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-1000082

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-1000082

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-1000082

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2017-1000082 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (systemd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000082
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000082
suse medium CVE-2017-1000082 severity moderate: SUSE including 17 source package names (libgudev-1_0-0, libgudev-1_0-0-32bit, …), 200 product×package rows across 26 product lines (Magnum Orchestration 7, SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, … (26 product lines)): Known Not Affected 200. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000082/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-1000082 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (systemd), 6 status rows across 6 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 3, not-affected 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000082

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1000082

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
systemd_project systemd >= 229, < 234 cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-1000082

URL Tags
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
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