CVE-2017-14102 MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account....
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.37%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname" command, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/mimedefang(Debian:12) | < 2.83-1 | 2.83-1 |
| debian/mimedefang(Debian:13) | < 2.83-1 | 2.83-1 |
| debian/mimedefang(Debian:14) | < 2.83-1 | 2.83-1 |
| mimedefang | = 2.80 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-14102 vendor-advisory
- lists.roaringpenguin.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
- lists.roaringpenguin.com mailing-list third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking