The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 has incorrect group ownership of the…
Priority LOW 31CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 has incorrect group ownership of the /etc/burp directory, which might allow local users to obtain read and write access to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a certain account for a burp-server.conf change.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00309 23rd 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:burp_project:burp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.1.32 | Vulnerable | Burp Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | gentoo |
- cpe:2.3:a:burp_project:burp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.32 Vulnerable ·Burp Project
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·gentoo
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18285
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x64c-p5r4-mg49
References
More Burp Project Burp vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-13469 The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 sets the ownership of the PID file… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-18285 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18285 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x64c-p5r4-mg49 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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