VDB
CVE-2017-20147
CVE-2017-20147
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
EPSS 0.90% · 57.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.90%
57.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | smokeping | 2.7.3-4.1, 2.7.3-4.2, 2.8.2+ds-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.7.3-3 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.7.3-2, 2.7.3-2ubuntu20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | smokeping | 2.6.11-4, 2.6.11-3, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | smokeping | 2.6.11-2, 0, 2.6.11-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | smokeping | 2.8.2+ds-1, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 20, 2022 CVE Published
- Sep 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 23, 2022 CVE Updated
- Nov 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 22, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 2, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20147 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/631140 third-party-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-08 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20147 third-party-advisory