VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-36657
uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- uptimed project/uptimed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-14
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-14
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.