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…
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
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/628770Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/628770Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.