CVE-2012-2653
Description
arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
lawrence berkeley national laboratory
oss-project·US
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/5
openwall.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082569.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/13
openwall.com
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