CVE-2017-18285

N/A
Published: June 4, 2018 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBurp· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 has incorrect group ownership of the /etc/burp directory, which might allow local users to obtain read and write access to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a certain account for a burp-server.conf change.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.1.32
Affected range stops below 2.1.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
gentoo-linux (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/641842
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-05

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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