CVE-2017-14102 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can kill arbitrary processes or escalate privileges by modifying the PID file before root scripts execute kill commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-14102?
CVE-2017-14102 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14102?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mimedefang Mimedefang.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14102?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-14102 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14102 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14102, GHSA-4r96-mm68-cwx7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14102.