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CVE-2014-3215 Detail

Description

seunshare in policycoreutils 2.2.5 is owned by root with 4755 permissions, and executes programs in a way that changes the relationship between the setuid system call and the getresuid saved set-user-ID value, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging a program that mistakenly expected that it could permanently drop privileges.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  05/08/2014

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0251.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00008.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/08/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:156
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67341

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:policycoreutils:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-3215
NVD Published Date:
05/08/2014
NVD Last Modified:
01/04/2018