CVE-2014-1226 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via the s3dvt utility due to an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability involving bash.
- 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-2014-1226?
CVE-2014-1226 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 pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1226?
It affects 1 product.
Products include S3dvt Project S3dvt.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1226?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-1226 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1226 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1226, GHSA-5www-87m9-2c36.