Description
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
Published: 2022-09-20
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-11153 In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
History

Thu, 29 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-377
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Smokeping Smokeping
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-29T13:35:58.888Z

Reserved: 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-20147

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:45:26.017Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-20T18:15:09.953

Modified: 2025-05-29T14:15:26.860

Link: CVE-2017-20147

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses