CVE-2017-18225 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through version 2.6.1. Specifically, the jabberd, jabberd2-c2s, jabberd2-router, jabberd2-s2s, and jabberd2-sm executables are installed in /usr/bin with ownership by the 'jabber' account, potentially allowing local users with access to this account to gain root privileges if a root user subsequently executes one of these programs. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with local access and low attack complexity leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jabberd2:jabberd2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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