CVE-2017-14484 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting unsafe recursive ownership changes in the GIMPS package via hard link creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14484?
CVE-2017-14484 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14484?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Sci-Mathematics-Gimps.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14484?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-14484 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14484 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33j2-jqmj-8hx4.