7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-14102
Apache MIMEDefang Local Privilege Escalation
Description

MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a 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 PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 1, 2017, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-14102 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mimedefang mimedefang
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-2017-14102.

URL Resource
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038077.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038085.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-14102 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-14102 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.

  • 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038077.html No Types Assigned http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038077.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038085.html No Types Assigned http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038085.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mimedefang:mimedefang:2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-14102 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-2017-14102 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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