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TI-2017-10706 Aliases CVE-2017-14609GHSA-m8xx-gwj7-2r5j

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping…

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

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create 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 bearerbox.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00407 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:kannel:kannel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.0VulnerableKannel
  • cpe:2.3:a:kannel:kannel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Kannel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14609
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8xx-gwj7-2r5j

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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