CVE-2017-12847
Nagios Core Privilege Escalation/Violation
Description
Nagios Core before 4.3.3 creates a nagios.lock 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 nagios.lock modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/nagios.lock`" command.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 23, 2017, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-12847.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100403 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/blob/master/Changelog | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/1b197346d490df2e2d3b1dcce5ac6134ad0c8752 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/3baffa78bafebbbdf9f448890ba5a952ea2d73cb | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/404 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-12847 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-665 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/1b197346d490df2e2d3b1dcce5ac6134ad0c8752 No Types Assigned https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/1b197346d490df2e2d3b1dcce5ac6134ad0c8752 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/404 No Types Assigned https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/404 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100403 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100403 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/blob/master/Changelog No Types Assigned https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/blob/master/Changelog Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/3baffa78bafebbbdf9f448890ba5a952ea2d73cb No Types Assigned https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/3baffa78bafebbbdf9f448890ba5a952ea2d73cb Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100403 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12847 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12847
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.23337
percentile