CVE-2017-14609

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create 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 bearerbox.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://redmine.kannel.org/issues/771	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kannel:kannel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-09-20 18:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-14609

Mitre link : CVE-2017-14609

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-14609

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kannel

kannel

CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

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