CVE-2017-8934

Publication date 15 May 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

PCManFM 1.2.5 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (application unavailability).

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pcmanfm 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.2.5-2ubuntu0.1
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1

Notes

seth-arnold

requires glib > 2.28.0

Patch details

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Package Patch details
pcmanfm

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H