Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in AMANDA - CVE-2022-37704
Published: April 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74335
CSH Severity: 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-2022-37704
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AMANDA
AMANDA
Software vendor:
Amanda.org
Amanda.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application is using a setuid binary /lib/amanda/rundump to process backup files. A local user can inject arbitrary arguments to the command and execute arbitrary commands as root.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.