Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure Science Virtual Machine (DSVM)

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU91721

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37325

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in Azure Science Virtual Machine (DSVM). A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system, leading to privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Azure Data Science Virtual Machines for Linux: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_data_science_virtual_machines_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37325

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.