Privilege escalation in Tinyproxy_project Tinyproxy
CVE-2017-11747
main.c in Tinyproxy 1.8.4 and earlier creates a /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.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…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.000 (10.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Tinyproxy_project Tinyproxy
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11747?
- CVE-2017-11747 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tinyproxy_project Tinyproxy, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11747?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.