CVE-2015-3318 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit improper variable validation in CA Common Services to gain elevated privileges on UNIX systems.

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-2015-3318?

CVE-2015-3318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation r12.5 SP01, r12.8, and r12.9; CA Network and Systems Management r11.0, r11.1, and r11.2; CA NSM Job Management Option r11.0, r11.1, and r11.2; CA Universal Job Management Agent; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers (aka SystemEDGE) 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, and 12.9; and CA Workload Automation AE r11, r11.3, r11.3.5, and r11.3.6 on UNIX, does not properly validate an unspecified variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3318?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Ca Client Automation, Ca Network and Systems Management, Ca Nsm Job Management Option, Ca Universal Job Management Agent, Ca Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers, Ca Workload Automation Ae.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-3318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59xc-wp9m-f2jq.

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