Access Restriction Bypass Affecting e17 package, versions <0.17.3-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-E17-5678113
  • published27 Apr 2018
  • disclosed27 Apr 2018

Introduced: 27 Apr 2018

CVE-2014-1845  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 e17 to version 0.17.3-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream e17 package and not the e17 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly sanitize the environment.