CVE-2017-17087: canonical ubuntu_linux Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17087 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-12-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-1000382.

• CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong SphereThe product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.