Vulnerability in P3scan Project
CVE-2017-14681
The daemon in P3Scan 3.0_rc1 and earlier creates a p3scan.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 p3scan.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/p3scan.pid`" command, as demonstrated by etc/init.d/p3scan.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
EPSS: 0.003 (20.9th 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
- P3scan_project P3scan
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14681?
- CVE-2017-14681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in P3scan Project, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14681?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.