Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU47650
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10936
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of privileges within the application. A local user can gain elevated privileges via unknown vectors.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSympa: 6.2.1 - 6.2.54
CPE2.3https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00012.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3J4NZLGAF4ZYK52XEBQDTBNHLGBEPXXN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3TMQ3CORUOWARALACCBG2SBTIGZ5GY5/
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-10936-sympa-privileges-escalation-to-root/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.