CVE-2017-20147
Published: 20 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2017-20147 is a medium-severity Insecure Temporary File (CWE-377) vulnerability in Smokeping Smokeping. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 49.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2017-11153
Vulnerability details
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to…
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arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.