CVE catalog
CVE-2017-18284
burp: CVE-2017-18284
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.27% · Oct 25, 2026
The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 sets the ownership of the PID file directory to the burp account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this account for PID file modification before a root script sends a SIGKILL.
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 | burp | sid | 3.1.4-5 | not affected |
| Debian | burp | trixie | 3.1.4-4 | not affected |
| Debian | burp | bookworm | 3.1.4-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | burp | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | burp | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | burp | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [burp]Not affected
Details (2)
3.1.4-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · burp · debian · bookworm
3.1.4-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · burp · debian · bookworm
Observed: