USN-4808-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4808-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4808-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4808-1
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Published
2021-03-15T21:40:02.163510Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:24Z
Summary
tinyproxy vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Tinyproxy created its pid file with insecure permissions. An attacker could use the vulnerability to cause arbitrary processes to be killed, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / tinyproxy

Package

Name
tinyproxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tinyproxy@1.8.3-3ubuntu14.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.3-3ubuntu14.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.3-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-3ubuntu14.04.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "tinyproxy"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11747"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / tinyproxy

Package

Name
tinyproxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tinyproxy@1.8.3-3ubuntu16.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.3-3ubuntu16.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.3-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-3ubuntu16.04.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "tinyproxy"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11747"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / tinyproxy

Package

Name
tinyproxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tinyproxy@1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.4-2
1.8.4-3
1.8.4-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "tinyproxy"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "tinyproxy-bin"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11747"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}