CVE-2017-14102
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMimedefang
PublishedSep 1, 2017
First seenSep 1, 2017
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mimedefang mimedefang | 2.80 | — |
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