CVE-2017-13649

Published Aug 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
UnrealIRCd 4.0.13 and earlier creates a 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 PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command. NOTE: the vendor indicates that there is no common or recommended scenario in which a root script would execute this kill command.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5166 UnrealIRCd 4.0.13 and earlier creates a 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 PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command. NOTE: the vendor indicates that there is no common or recommended scenario in which a root script would execute this kill command.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:05 PM
Reserved
Aug 23, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 23, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:04 AM