CVE-2017-14484

Description

The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603408 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14484?
CVE-2017-14484 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14484?
To fix CVE-2017-14484, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14484 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14484 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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