CVE-2018-1203 Privilege escalation in Isilon OneFS
A compadmin user can exploit sudo permissions on tcpdump to execute arbitrary code with root privileges, requiring an upgrade to remediate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1203?
CVE-2018-1203 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Isilon OneFS, published on 26 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Dell EMC Isilon OneFS, the compadmin is able to run tcpdump binary with root privileges. In versions between 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.0.1, 8.0.1.0 - 8.0.1.2, and 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.6, the tcpdump binary, being run with sudo, may potentially be used by compadmin to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1203?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Isilon Onefs.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1203?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1203 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-1203 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Isilon OneFS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33mf-v24m-432m.