CVE-2018-19636 HIGH

CVE-2018-19636: Local root exploit via inclusion of attacker controlled shell script

Vendor Suse
Product supportutils
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published March 5, 2019
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1, when run with command line argument -A searched the file system for a ndspath binary. If an attacker provides one at an arbitrary location it is executed with root privileges

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 5, 2019 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated