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CVE-2017-14609

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Published: Sep 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by bearerbox.

Affected (1)

Products: Kannel: Kannel
1 product
Kannel
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 1.5.0

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitVendor Advisory

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