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CVE-2020-15396

Published: Jun 30, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

In HylaFAX+ through 7.0.2 and HylaFAX Enterprise, the faxsetup utility calls chown on files in user-owned directories. By winning a race, a local attacker could use this to escalate his privileges to root.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

opensuse
oss-project·DE
backports sleOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
hylafax\+ project
oss-projectaka hylafax+ project, hylafax
hylafax\+On-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ifax
oss-projectaka avantfax, hylafax, hylafax enterprise
hylafax enterpriseOn-prem
Communications / voip-telephony
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://sourceforge.net/p/hylafax/HylaFAX+/2534/
sourceforge.net
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1173521
bugzilla.suse.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-06
security.gentoo.org
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