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CVE-2018-11221 exploit

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.3
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-44806 Procps-ng - Multiple Vulnerabilities · local · 2018-05-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.07.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.07.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.07.0CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] procps-ng, procps

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

References

  • usn.ubuntu.com /3658-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4208 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201805-14 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/44806/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3658-3/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/104214 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /oss-sec/2018/q2/122 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1122 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • qualys.com /2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:2189 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2020:0595 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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