VDB
CVE-2017-11746
CVE-2017-11746
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.32% · 55.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.32%
55.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tenshi | 0, 0.13-2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | tenshi | 0, 0.13-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- GLSA-201804-18 (circl)
- https://github.com/inversepath/tenshi/issues/6 (circl)
Timeline
- Jul 30, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 13, 2022 CVE Updated
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11746 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/inversepath/tenshi/issues/6 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11746 third-party-advisory