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CVE-2020-14342

Published: Sep 9, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77
4.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special permission, such as via sudo rules, could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-77CWE-78

Affected Products

samba
oss-project·DE
cifs-utilsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Альт 8 СПOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2020-September/135747.html
lists.samba.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14342
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-16
security.gentoo.org
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