5.5

CVE-2017-14483: gentoo dev-python-flower Race Condition

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 15-09-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14483 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Race Condition vulnerability in gentoo dev-python-flower. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

flower.initd in the Gentoo dev-python/flower package before 0.9.1-r1 for Celery Flower sets PID file ownership 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Gentoo1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links