PT-2017-13483 · Gentoo · Gimps

Michael Orlitzky · Published 2017-09-15 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-14484

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps. This is due to an unsafe "chown -R" command being executed.

Recommendations For Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1, update to version 28.10-r1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /var/lib/gimps directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-14484

Affected Products

Gimps

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14484 · Security Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603408 · Patch