MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root…
Priority LOW 34CWE-665Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00372 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mimedefang:mimedefang:2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.80 | Vulnerable | Mimedefang |
- cpe:2.3:a:mimedefang:mimedefang:2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.80 Vulnerable ·Mimedefang
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14102
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r96-mm68-cwx7
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-14102 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14102 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4r96-mm68-cwx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-14102 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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