CVE-2017-11747

Published Jul 30, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
main.c in Tinyproxy 1.8.4 and earlier creates a /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tinyproxy.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid`" command.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2163-1 tinyproxy security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-3357 main.c in Tinyproxy 1.8.4 and earlier creates a /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tinyproxy.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid`" command.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4808-1 Tinyproxy vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:19 PM
Reserved
Jul 30, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 30, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM