CVE-2017-8933

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Published 2017-05-15 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
3.3

Description

Libmenu-cache 1.0.2 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (menu unavailability).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8933

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.0.2-3
debian debianbullseyefixed1.0.2-3
debian debianforkyfixed1.0.2-3
debian debiansidfixed1.0.2-3
debian debiantrixiefixed1.0.2-3

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libmenu-cache_projectlibmenu-cache1.0.2

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.