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CVE-2017-14102

CVE-2017-14102 PUBLISHED

MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a 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 PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.

EPSS 0.03% · 8.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.03%
8.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSmimedefang2.78-1, 2.78-1build1, 2.78-1ubuntu1

Timeline

  • Sep 1, 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
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  • Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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