PT-2018-6801 · Portswigger · Burp

Michael Orlitzky · Published 2018-06-04 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-18284

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: burp versions prior to 2.1.32

Description: The issue allows local users to potentially kill arbitrary processes by modifying the PID file before a root script sends a SIGKILL signal, leveraging access to the burp account.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.1.32, update to version 2.1.32 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-18284

Affected Products

Burp

References · 4

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18284 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18284 · Security Note
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/628770 · Note