CVE-2024-47191

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Deferred
Published: 09 Oct 2024, 00:00
Last modified:18 Oct 2024, 03:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability +0.04%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Oct 2024, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
18 Oct 2024, 03:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

pam_oath.so in oath-toolkit 2.6.7 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.12 allows root privilege escalation because, in the context of PAM code running as root, it mishandles usersfile access, such as by calling fchown in the presence of a symlink.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 23%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-22•Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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