Vulnerability in Mimedefang
CVE-2017-14102
MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a 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 PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Mimedefang — versions 2.80
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038077.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038085.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14102?
- CVE-2017-14102 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mimedefang, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14102?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.