Description
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top. If a user runs top with HOME unset in an attacker-controlled directory, the attacker could achieve privilege escalation by exploiting one of several vulnerabilities in the config_file() function.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
procps-ng project
oss-projectaka procps-ng
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
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Exploitability
2 exploit sources identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Initial Access
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122
seclists.org
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