CVE catalog

CVE-2017-14102

mimedefang: CVE-2017-14102

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 1, 2017, 5:29:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026

MIMEDefang 2.80 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges 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, as demonstrated by the init-script.in and mimedefang-init.in scripts.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mimedefang	sid	`3.6-2.1`	fixed
Debian	mimedefang	forky	`3.6-2.1`	fixed
Debian	mimedefang	trixie	`3.6-2`	fixed
Debian	mimedefang	bookworm	`3.3-1`	fixed
Ubuntu	mimedefang	16.04	`2.78-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mimedefang	16.04	`2.78-1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mimedefang	16.04	`2.78-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mimedefang	16.04	`2.78-1ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mimedefang	source	sid	`2.83-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[877363]
Debian	mimedefang	source	forky	`2.83-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[877363]
Debian	mimedefang	source	trixie	`2.83-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[877363]
Debian	mimedefang	source	bookworm	`2.83-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[877363]

[Debian bug #877363]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[graphdefang]Fixed
Source package: [mimedefang]
Details (2)
- 3.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · bookworm; dsa · mimedefang · debian · 12
- 3.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · bookworm; dsa · mimedefang · debian · 12
[mimedefang]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.3-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · bookworm; dsa · mimedefang · debian · 12
- 3.3-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · bookworm; dsa · mimedefang · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[graphdefang]Fixed
Source package: [mimedefang]
Details (2)
- 3.6-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · 13
- 3.6-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · 13
[mimedefang]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.6-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · 13
- 3.6-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.83-1
  dsa · mimedefang · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:26:45 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]