CVE-2018-25078

EUVD-2018-13836
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA-ADPADP
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 20%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
man-db_projectman-db
𝑥
< 2.8.5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
man-db
bookworm
2.11.2-2
fixed
bullseye
2.9.4-2
fixed
sid
2.13.0-1
fixed
trixie
2.13.0-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
man-db
bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08
https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08