CVE-2017-13649
low-risk
Published 2017-08-23
UnrealIRCd 4.0.13 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command. NOTE: the vendor indicates that there is no common or recommended scenario in which a root script would execute this kill command.
Do I need to act?
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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Unrealircd
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100507
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.unrealircd.org/view.php?id=4990
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100507
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.unrealircd.org/view.php?id=4990
23
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal