VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-18225

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 installs jabberd, jabberd2-c2s, jabberd2-router, jabberd2-s2s, and jabberd2-sm in /usr/bin owned by the jabber account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account and then waiting for root to execute one of these programs.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references