IBM Content Collector for SAP Component update for GNU screen library

1) Incorrect default permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU77905

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24626

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing permissions checks in socket.c, which allows a local user to send a privileged SIGHUP signal to any PID, causing a denial of service or disruption of the target process.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications : before 21.0.3 IF027

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7091160

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.