CVE-2017-14681 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can kill arbitrary processes or escalate privileges by modifying the PID file before the root script executes a kill command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14681?
CVE-2017-14681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The daemon in P3Scan 3.0_rc1 and earlier creates a p3scan.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 p3scan.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/p3scan.pid`" command, as demonstrated by etc/init.d/p3scan.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include P3scan Project P3scan.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-14681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3m4p-9wjj-3m72, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14681.