Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Go programming language - CVE-2023-29403

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Go programming language - CVE-2023-29403

Published: June 19, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77529
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29403
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Go programming language

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists within Go runtime due to application allows to execute setuid/setgid binaries without any restrictions. An attacker with ability to control the application flow can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-29403

Install updates from vendor's website.

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