Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-11746
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/tenshi.pid`" command.
Products affected by CVE-2017-11746
- cpe:2.3:a:inversepath:tenshi:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-11746
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 45 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-11746
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
|
NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-11746
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The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-11746
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-18
tenshi: Privilege escalation (GLSA 201804-18) — Gentoo security
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https://github.com/inversepath/tenshi/issues/6
Tenshi should create its PID file before dropping privileges (CVE-2017-11746) · Issue #6 · inversepath/tenshi · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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