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CVE-2017-20147

Published: 2022-09-20T18:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:22Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt