CVE-2017-14102 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier. This flaw allows a local, low-privileged user to potentially terminate arbitrary processes by manipulating the PID file after MIMEDefang drops root privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.80CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mimedefang:mimedefang:2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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