CVE-2020-36657

Published: Jan 26, 2023Modified: Apr 1, 2025

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

uptimed before 0.4.6-r1 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the uptimed user account) to gain root privileges by creating a hard link within the /var/spool/uptimed directory, because there is an unsafe chown -R call.

Affected (1)

Products: Uptimed Project: Uptimed

Uptimed Project

1 product

Uptimed

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Uptimed Project Uptimed	Before 0.4.6

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (4)

https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-14

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.gentoo.org/630810

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-14

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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