Improper Initialization Affecting kannel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2310-KANNEL-5999885
  • published20 Sept 2017
  • disclosed20 Sept 2017

Introduced: 20 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:23.10 kannel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kannel package and not the kannel package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:23.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges 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, as demonstrated by bearerbox.