Description
The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-5987 | The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed. |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603408 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:27:40.754Z
Reserved: 2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-14484
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-09-15T10:29:00.340
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-14484
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD