CVE-2017-13130 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain root privileges by placing a malicious library in the current directory due to unsafe RPATH settings in BMC Patrol.

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-2017-13130?

CVE-2017-13130 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mcmnm in BMC Patrol allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted libmcmclnx.so file in the current working directory, because it is setuid root and the RPATH variable begins with the .: substring.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13130?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bmc Patrol.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x69h-mfjm-q5g5.

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