CVE-2018-25078
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jan 25, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 25, 2023
Description
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.)
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438
- GLSA-202310-08vendor-advisory
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