Vulnerability in Inversepath Tenshi
CVE-2017-11746
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/tenshi.pid`" command.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Inversepath Tenshi — versions 0.15
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-18 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/inversepath/tenshi/issues/6 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11746?
- CVE-2017-11746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inversepath Tenshi, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11746?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.