CVE-2017-20147

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 20, 2022 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSmokeping

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.

Affected

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

v ≤ 2.7.3-r1

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/631140
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-08

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-377

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