What is CVE-2017-8934?

CVE-2017-8934 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pcmanfm Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-8934?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8934 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Pcmanfm Project

CVE-2017-8934

PCManFM 1.2.5 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (application unavailability).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th 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

Pcmanfm_project Pcmanfm — versions 1.2.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8934?: CVE-2017-8934 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pcmanfm Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-8934?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8934 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.