Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-20148
Potential exploit
In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2017-20148
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:logcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-20148
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 29 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-20148
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-05-29 |
|
9.8
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-20148
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The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
References for CVE-2017-20148
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10
Logcheck: Root privilege escalation (GLSA 202209-10) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752
630752 – (CVE-2017-20148) app-admin/logcheck: root privilege escalation via "chown -R" in pkg_postinstExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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