CVE-2014-7298 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit improperly protected setuid functionality to read arbitrary files with root privileges in Centrify Server Suite.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-7298?

CVE-2014-7298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

adsetgroups in Centrify Server Suite 2008 through 2014.1 and Centrify DirectControl 3.x through 4.2.0 on Linux and UNIX allows local users to read arbitrary files with root privileges by leveraging improperly protected setuid functionality.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7298?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Centrify Centrify Suite, Centrify Directcontrol.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-7298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pmg4-rr3g-5879.

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