VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-25078
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-250
- Affected
- man-db project/man-db
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.