CVE-2024-6714

July 23, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Tags

security@ubuntu.com
CWE-73
2024-07-23
CVE-2024-6714

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

provd

  • before 0.1.5

Description

An issue was discovered in provd before version 0.1.5 with a setuid binary, which allows a local attacker to escalate their privilege.

Weaknesses

CWE-73
External Control of File Name or Path

The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.

CWE ID: 73

Date

Published: July 23, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified: July 23, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Received

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

More info

Source

security@ubuntu.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
6.0
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/provd/+bug/2071574
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https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/commit/8d9086de0f82894ff27a9e429ff4f45231020092
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https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6714
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