high7.3
CVE-2017-14484
The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a h…
Impact
The Gentoo sci-mathematics/gimps package before 28.10-r1 for Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) allows local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link under /var/lib/gimps, because an unsafe "chown -R" command is executed.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | Sci-Mathematics-Gimps | Version 28.10 |