CVE-2018-19636 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1, when run with command line argument -A searched the file system for a ndspath binary. If an attacker provides one at an arbitrary location it is executed with root privileges

Published: 2019-03-05

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

SUSE

supportutils

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.1-5.7.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:supportutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-11321	Supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1, when run with command line argument -A searched the file system for a ndspath binary. If an attacker provides one at an arbitrary location it is executed with root privileges

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1117751

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Supportutils

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2019-03-05T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:03:59.444Z

Reserved: 2018-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-19636

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-05T16:29:00.293

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:58:19.680

Link: CVE-2018-19636

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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