CVE-2017-18285

Description

The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 has incorrect group ownership of the /etc/burp directory, which might allow local users to obtain read and write access to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a certain account for a burp-server.conf change.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03 vendor advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/641842 third party advisory issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-05 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18285?
CVE-2017-18285 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18285?
To fix CVE-2017-18285, 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-2017-18285 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-18285 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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