Is CVE-2017-18284 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-18284 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-18284?

CVE-2017-18284 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-18284?

CVE-2017-18284 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18284?

Upgrade burp to 2.1.32 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-18284

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 sets the ownership of the PID file directory to the burp account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

burpNVD

Affected:< 2.1.32Fixed in:2.1.32CVE-2017-18284derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Third-Party Advisory1

bugs.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.