CVE-2017-11746
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which...
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
- Record
CVE-2017-11746- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
- Record
CVE-2017-11746- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3356 No score
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
- Record
EUVD-2017-3356- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m54q-g6pw-5jv7
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which...
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
- Record
GHSA-m54q-g6pw-5jv7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
- Record
CVE-2017-11746- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-11746
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11746- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11746
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.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 tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname/tenshi.pid" command.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11746- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tenshiDebian:12 |
before 0.13-2.1 | 0.13-2.1 |
tenshiDebian:13 |
before 0.13-2.1 | 0.13-2.1 |
tenshiDebian:7 |
before 0.13-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.13-2 |
0.13-2+deb7u1 |
tenshiUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.13-2+deb7u1~build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 0.13-2 |
0.13-2+deb7u1~build0.14.04.1 |
tenshiUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.13-2+deb7u1~build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 0.13-2 |
0.13-2+deb7u1~build0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-11746 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Inversepath Tenshi, published July 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in tenshi 0.13-2.1.