CVE-2017-13649 (GCVE-0-2017-13649)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-23 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
UnrealIRCd 4.0.13 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. NOTE: the vendor indicates that there is no common or recommended scenario in which a root script would execute this kill command.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.unrealircd.org/view.php?id=4990 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100507 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2017-08-23 00:00
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