VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-18284

CVSS score7.1 HIGH

EPSS probability0.27%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-06-04

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

The 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.

Weakness classification

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory