CVE-2017-14483

EUVD-2017-5986
flower.initd in the Gentoo dev-python/flower package before 0.9.1-r1 for Celery Flower sets PID file ownership 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.
Race Condition
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 7%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gentoodev-python-flower
𝑥
≤ 0.9.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
flower
artful
ignored
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
zesty
ignored