CVE-2018-25078
low-risk
Published 2023-01-26
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
Do I need to act?
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0.07% 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
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
29
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal