Privilege escalation in shadow
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-7169 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
shadow Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Mark Florian |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU11179
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7169
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions when using the newgidmap setuid executable. A local attacker can gain root privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsshadow: 4.0.0 - 4.5.0
External linkshttp://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/pull/97
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
