#VU102308 Path traversal in OSSEC - CVE-2020-8446

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#VU102308 Path traversal in OSSEC - CVE-2020-8446

Published: January 6, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102308
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-8446
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OSSEC
Software vendor:
OSSEC Project

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences inside syscheck messages. A local user can write a specially crafted message directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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