Privilege escalation in AMANDA



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-30577
CWE-ID CWE-88
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 AMANDA
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Amanda.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

EUVDB-ID: #VU79802

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-2023-30577

CWE-ID: CWE-88 - Argument Injection or Modification

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application mishandles argument checking for runtar.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AMANDA: 3.0.0 - 3.5.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.4
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/security/advisories/GHSA-crrw-v393-h5q3
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YYGJJARVLRBMNWSNXKZBXZNX3M53OVPA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OITHG7FBD7HQRX2XT75GSGWB3D6XSZU/


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.



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