CVE-2013-6876 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges in s3dvt by exploiting setuid permissions combined with specific bash versions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-6876?

CVE-2013-6876 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) pty_init_terminal and (2) pipe_init_terminal functions in main.c in s3dvt 0.2.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: this vulnerability was fixed with commit ad732f00b411b092c66a04c359da0f16ec3b387, but the version number was not changed.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6876?

It affects 1 product.

Products include S3dvt Project S3dvt.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6876?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-6876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6876, GHSA-qxrx-mx2h-xjr9.

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