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    CVE-2017-20147

    In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.

    Published:Sep 20, 2022
    Last Modified:May 29, 2025
    EPS:Sep 20, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00063
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Smokeping
    Product
    Smokeping

    Exploits

    https://bugs.gentoo.org/631140https://bugs.gentoo.org/631140

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    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