CVE-2017-14102
MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account,...
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
- Record
CVE-2017-14102- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
- Record
CVE-2017-14102- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5614 No score
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5614- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r96-mm68-cwx7
7.8
MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account,...
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
- Record
GHSA-4r96-mm68-cwx7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
- Record
CVE-2017-14102- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14102
7.8
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14102- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14102
7.8
MIMEDefang 2.80 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14102- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mimedefangDebian:12 |
before 2.83-1 | 2.83-1 |
mimedefangDebian:13 |
before 2.83-1 | 2.83-1 |
mimedefangDebian:14 |
before 2.83-1 | 2.83-1 |
mimedefangUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.78-12.78-1build12.78-1ubuntu12.78-1ubuntu1.1 |
None known |
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-2017-14102 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Mimedefang, published September 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in mimedefang 2.83-1.
References
lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038077.html
lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2017-August/038085.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14102
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r96-mm68-cwx7
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14102
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14102
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14102