CVE-2017-8934 Denial of service in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in PCManFM by exploiting insecure socket file handling in the /tmp directory.
- 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-2017-8934?
CVE-2017-8934 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PCManFM 1.2.5 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (application unavailability).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8934?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (2)
pcmanfm SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 | All versions | 1.3.2-bp153.2.3.1 |
pcmanfm openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 1.3.2-bp153.2.3.1 |
Products include Pcmanfm Project Pcmanfm.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8934?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-8934 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8934 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2017-7498, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8934, GHSA-qr95-q293-28w5, MGASA-2017-0154, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8934, openSUSE-SU-2022:10001-1 and 1 more.