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    CVE-2017-13649

    UnrealIRCd 4.0.13 and earlier creates 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. NOTE: the vendor indicates that there is no common or recommended scenario in which a root script would execute this kill command.

    Published:Aug 23, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 23, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00047
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Unrealircd
    Product
    Unrealircd

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High