CVE-2017-18284 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can kill arbitrary processes by modifying the PID file directory owned by the burp account, leading to privilege escalation or denial of service.
- 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-2017-18284?
CVE-2017-18284 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 sets the ownership of the PID file directory to the burp account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Burp Project Burp.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h58-h48w-w3q5.