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CVE-2017-18018

HIGHCVSS 7.1/10EPSS 0.35%

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CVE-2017-18018 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. In GNU Coreutils through 8.29, chown-core.c in chown and chgrp does not prevent replacement of a plain file with a symlink during use of the POSIX "-R -L" options, which allows local users to modify the ownership of arbitrary files by leveraging a race condition.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In GNU Coreutils through 8.29, chown-core.c in chown and chgrp does not prevent replacement of a plain file with a symlink during use of the POSIX "-R -L" options, which allows local users to modify the ownership of arbitrary files by leveraging a race condition.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.35%

26.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuCoreutils<= 8.29

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-18018?
In GNU Coreutils through 8.29, chown-core.c in chown and chgrp does not prevent replacement of a plain file with a symlink during use of the POSIX "-R -L" options, which allows local users to modify the ownership of arbitrary files by leveraging a race condition.
How severe is CVE-2017-18018?
CVE-2017-18018 has a CVSS score of 7.1/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18018?
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Source: NVD / NIST