CVE-2018-25078

man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:03

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Summary
  • (es) man-db anterior a 2.8.5 en Gentoo permite a los usuarios locales (con acceso a la cuenta de usuario man) obtener privilegios de root porque /usr/bin/mandb es ejecutado por root pero no es propiedad de root. (Además, el propietario puede eliminar los bits setuid y setgid).
References () https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory () https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08 -

08 Oct 2023, 09:15

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References
  • (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08 -

Information

Published : 2023-01-26 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:03


NVD link : CVE-2018-25078

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25078

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25078


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Products Affected

man-db_project

  • man-db