Description
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
50.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-377
Status
published
Products (1)
smokeping/smokeping
< 2.7.3-r1
Published
Sep 20, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026