CVE-2017-18284

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-18284
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-04 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 sets the ownership of the PID file directory to the burp 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Burp Project Burp All All All All
Application Burp Project Burp All All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux - All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
628770 – (CVE-2017-18284) <app-backup/burp-2.1.32: privilege escalation via PID file manipulation CONFIRM bugs.gentoo.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
BURP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201806-03) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710215 Gentoo Linux BURP Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201806-03)
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