Summary
It was discovered that Tinyproxy created its pid file with insecure
permissions. An attacker could use the vulnerability to cause arbitrary
processes to be killed, resulting in a denial of service.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | tinyproxy | 1.8.3-3ubuntu14.04.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | tinyproxy | 1.8.3-3ubuntu16.04.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | tinyproxy | 1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
main.c in Tinyproxy 1.8.4 and earlier creates a /run/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-ro…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11747