MEDIUM
PCManFM 1.2.5 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (application unavailability)
Published May 15, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
PCManFM 1.2.5 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (application unavailability).
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00334
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00334
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 24.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 26.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 3.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://bugs.debian.org/862571 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/pcmanfm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc8c3d871e9ecc67c47ff002b68cf049793faf08 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/862571 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/pcmanfm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc8c3d871e9ecc67c47ff002b68cf049793faf08 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 15, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved May 15, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8934
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a