CVE-2017-14609 The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create 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...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.41%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create 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 bearerbox.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kannel | <= 1.5.0 | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/kannel(Ubuntu:24.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/kannel(Ubuntu:26.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/kannel(Ubuntu:26.10) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/kannel(Ubuntu:22.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- Ubuntu CVE tracker vendor-advisory
- www.cve.org
- redmine.kannel.org exploit vendor-advisory
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-14609 vendor-advisory