CVE-2017-7560

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-08-22
CWE:
CWE-377
Bugzilla:
1480550: CVE-2017-7560 rhnsd: World-writable PID files

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

It was found that rhnsd PID files are created as world-writable that allows local attackers to fill the disks or to kill selected processes.

Find out more about CVE-2017-7560 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 rhnsd Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 rhnsd Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 rhnsd Will not fix

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