Vulnerability in Bareos
CVE-2017-14610
bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create 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.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.003 (24.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Bareos
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14610?
- CVE-2017-14610 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bareos, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14610?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.