Name: CVE-2018-25078: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-25078, CWE-250, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00057

man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade sys-apps/man-db.	Oct 10, 2023	Jan 26, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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