CVE-2018-25078 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in man-db before version 2.8.5 on Gentoo systems, affecting the man-db_project. A local user with access to the 'man' account can gain root privileges due to the /usr/bin/mandb executable being run by root but not owned by root, allowing the owner to manipulate its setuid/setgid bits. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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