CVE-2017-20148

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Published Sep 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:logcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11154	In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.167% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10

History

May 29, 2025 2:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-732
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 29, 2025, 1:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 20, 2022, 5:01 PM
Updated: May 29, 2025, 1:30 PM
Reserved: Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:45 PM

Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:45 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 20, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

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