CVE-2017-14484
High
Description
The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Gentoo Sci-mathematics-gimps
PublishedSep 15, 2017
First seenSep 15, 2017
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gentoo sci-mathematics-gimps | 28.10 | — |
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