CVE-2017-20147

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-377

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 20, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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