Vulnerability identifier: #VU6876

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5637

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access constrictions to wchp/wchc service. A local user can consume all available CPU resource and perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

External links
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3871

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.