CVE-2024-45770

Sept. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

Products

Performance Co-Pilot (PCP)

Source

secalert@redhat.com

Tags

CVE-2024-45770 details

Published : Sept. 19, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified : Sept. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). This flaw can only be exploited if an attacker has access to a compromised PCP system account. The issue is related to the pmpost tool, which is used to log messages in the system. Under certain conditions, it runs with high-level privileges.

CVSS Score

1 2 3 4.4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Weakness

Weakness Name Description
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

4.4

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

2.5

Base Severity

MEDIUM

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