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CVE-2017-14609

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-09-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-14609
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD Description

The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by bearerbox.