Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-8018
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS and SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS images of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 allows local attackers with the UID 1000 to escalate to root due to a /etc directory owned by the user This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS version 1.0.1 and prior versions; SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS versions prior to 1.0.3 and prior versions;
Products affected by CVE-2020-8018
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8018
0.03%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 5 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-8018
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
8.4
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.5
|
5.9
|
SUSE | |
|
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 |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-8018
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During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.Assigned by:
- meissner@suse.de (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-8018
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163813
Bug 1163813 – VUL-0: CVE-2020-8018: User owned /etc in SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOSIssue Tracking;Permissions Required
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