5.5med
CVE-2017-18240
The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file directory to the collectd account, which might allow l…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file directory to the collectd account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL (when the service is stopped).
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201803-10 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/103469 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- bugs.gentoo.org /628540 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-18240
- NVD: CVE-2017-18240
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