Improper Input Validation Affecting pcmanfm package, versions <1.2.5-r1
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- published15 May 2017
- disclosed15 May 2017
Introduced: 15 May 2017
CVE-2017-8934 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.13 pcmanfm to version 1.2.5-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcmanfm package and not the pcmanfm package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.13 relevant fixed versions and status.
PCManFM 1.2.5 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (application unavailability).
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8934
- https://bugs.debian.org/862571
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8934
- https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/pcmanfm.git;a=commit;h=bc8c3d871e9ecc67c47ff002b68cf049793faf08
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8934
- https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/pcmanfm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc8c3d871e9ecc67c47ff002b68cf049793faf08