PT-2018-6752 · Gentoo · Jabberd2

Michael Orlitzky · Published 2018-03-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-18225

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 versions through 2.6.1

Description: The issue allows local users to potentially gain privileges by leveraging access to the jabber account and waiting for root to execute one of the installed programs, including jabberd, jabberd2-c2s, jabberd2-router, jabberd2-s2s, and jabberd2-sm.

Recommendations: For Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 versions through 2.6.1, consider changing the ownership of the installed programs from the jabber account to a more secure account to prevent local users from gaining privileges.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18225

Affected Products

Jabberd2

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18225 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18225 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/629412 · Note