Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-36657
Potential exploit
uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.
Products affected by CVE-2020-36657
- cpe:2.3:a:uptimed_project:uptimed:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-36657
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 7 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-36657
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2020-36657
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810
630810 – (CVE-2020-36657) <app-misc/uptimed-0.4.6-r1: root privilege escalation via "chown -R" in pkg_postinstExploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-14
uptimed: Root Privilege Escalation (GLSA 202305-14) — Gentoo security
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