CWE Code: 269
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Improper Privilege Management
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-09-15
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03