ghsa-c37w-36r4-fj2g
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 04:20
Modified
2022-05-17 04:20
Details

host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-5284"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-12-02T01:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.",
  "id": "GHSA-c37w-36r4-fj2g",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T04:20:46Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:20:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5284"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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