CVE-2017-20148 : In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege es

In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.

Published 2022-09-20 18:15:10

Updated 2022-10-01 02:28:31

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-20148

EPSS FAQ

0.24%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 64 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-20148

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

References for CVE-2017-20148

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-10

Logcheck: Root privilege escalation (GLSA 202209-10) — Gentoo security
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/630752

630752 – (CVE-2017-20148) app-admin/logcheck: root privilege escalation via "chown -R" in pkg_postinst
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2017-20148

Debian » Logcheck
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.3.23
cpe:2.3:a:debian:logcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-20148

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-20148

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-20148

References for CVE-2017-20148

Products affected by CVE-2017-20148