CVE-2014-8169 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
03/18/2015
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.4 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
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- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
Change History
9 change records found
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CPE Deprecation Remap -
10/30/2018 12:27:36 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CPE Deprecation Remap -
10/30/2018 12:27:35 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/2/2017 9:59:18 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/28/2016 2:13:18 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by Source -
10/14/2016 10:00:03 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html |
Modified Analysis -
8/30/2016 11:09:11 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Changed |
CPE Configuration |
Configuration 1
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:automount_project:automount:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:automount_project:automount:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
|
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html No Types Assigned |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565 No Types Assigned |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565 Issue Tracking |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977 No Types Assigned |
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977 Issue Tracking |
CVE Modified by Source -
8/25/2015 9:59:37 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html |
Modified Analysis -
3/18/2015 6:14:12 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Configuration 1
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:automount_project:automount:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-264 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html No Types Assigned |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html Advisory |
Initial CVE Analysis -
3/18/2015 1:58:13 PM
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8169
NVD Published Date:
03/18/2015
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018
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