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CVE-2020-1712 HIGH

Published: 2020-03-31 | Last Modified: 2024-11-21 | Status: Modified

Description

A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in systemd before version v245-rc1, where asynchronous Polkit queries are performed while handling dbus messages. A local unprivileged attacker can abuse this flaw to crash systemd services or potentially execute code and elevate their privileges, by sending specially crafted dbus messages.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se detectó una vulnerabilidad uso de la memoria previamente liberada de la pila en systemd versiones anteriores a v245-rc1, donde se llevaron a cabo consultas de Polkit asincrónicas mientras se manejan mensajes dbus. Un atacante no privilegiado local puede abusar de este fallo para bloquear los servicios de systemd o potencialmente ejecutar código y elevar sus privilegios, mediante el envío de mensajes dbus especialmente diseñados.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.8 (HIGH)

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

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.9

Base Score: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access VectorLOCAL
Access ComplexityLOW
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactPARTIAL
Integrity ImpactPARTIAL
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 6.4

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-416
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-416

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
systemd_project systemd * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36a7ee2c0> Application
redhat ceph_storage 4.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd319c74780> Application
redhat discovery - <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3485cae80> Application
redhat migration_toolkit 1.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd34948d800> Application
redhat openshift_container_platform 4.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36a7edf00> Application
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3104ff780> Operating System
debian debian_linux 9.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3694f3740> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:a:redhat:discovery:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:a:redhat:migration_toolkit:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References