CVE-2017-20147
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Sep 20, 2022
- Updated
- May 29, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 20, 2022
Description
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 arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/631140
- GLSA-202209-08vendor-advisory
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