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TI-2017-10590 Aliases CVE-2017-14484GHSA-33j2-jqmj-8hx4

The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne…

Priority LOW 32CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00268 18th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:sci-mathematics-gimps:28.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*28.10Vulnerablegentoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:sci-mathematics-gimps:28.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28.10 Vulnerable ·gentoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14484
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33j2-jqmj-8hx4

References

Patch 1

Sources

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