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TI-2017-10795 Aliases CVE-2017-14730GHSA-v7gq-9pxc-6wm9

The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x…

Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · 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 init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00347 28th 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 · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.1VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.2VulnerableElasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.1VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.2VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.3VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.2VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0VulnerableElasticsearch
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning ongentoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.1 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.2 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.3 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:logstash:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·gentoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14730
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7gq-9pxc-6wm9

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2015-04531 Logstash 1.5.x before 1.5.3 and 1.4.x before 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04734 Logstash 1.4.x before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 with Lumberjack output or the Logstash… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences