Vulnerability in Debian Logcheck
CVE-2017-20148
In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.gentoo.org/630752 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-20148?
- CVE-2017-20148 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Logcheck, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-20148?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-20148 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.