CVE-2014-9091 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 10 Dec 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges in Icecast when the changeowner feature is enabled, due to improper handling of supplementary group privileges.

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-2014-9091?

CVE-2014-9091 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Dec 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Icecast before 2.4.0 does not change the supplementary group privileges when <changeowner> is configured, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9091?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Icecast Icecast.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9091?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-9091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9091, GHSA-2v9p-jv6j-hxqx, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9091.