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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-18284

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…

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.0
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.27% probability · 20th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-732
Affected
burp project/burp
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.