CVE-2017-8933

NameCVE-2017-8933
DescriptionLibmenu-cache 1.0.2 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (menu unavailability).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs862570

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
menu-cache (PTS)bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie1.1.0-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
menu-cachesource(unstable)1.0.2-3low862570

Notes

[jessie] - menu-cache <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - menu-cache <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Fixed by: https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/menu-cache.git;a=commitdiff;h=56f66684592abf257c4004e6e1fff041c64a12ce

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