CVE-2018-25078

man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08
https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

02 Apr 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-250

Information

Published : 2023-01-26 21:15

Updated : 2025-04-02 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-25078

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25078

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25078

JSON object : View

Products Affected

man-db_project

man-db

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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