CVE-2017-7560 (GCVE-0-2017-7560)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-13 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
It was found that rhnsd PID files are created as world-writable that allows local attackers to fill the disks or to kill selected processes.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480550 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | rhnsd |
Affected:
n/a
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-08-11 00:00
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