Vulnerability in Man-Db Project
CVE-2018-25078
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
EPSS: 0.004 (30.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Man-db_project Man-db
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25078?
- CVE-2018-25078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Man-Db Project, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25078?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-25078 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.