VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4984
The close_connections function in /opt/cma/bin/clear_keys.pl in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.9.1 and 3.8 before 3.8.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the second argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 8.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The close_connections function in /opt/cma/bin/clear_keys.pl in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.9.1 and 3.8 before 3.8.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the second argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.13% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-264
- Affected
- sophos/web appliance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sophos-web-protection-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/119773.aspxBroken Link
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sophos-web-protection-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/119773.aspxBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.