CVE-2018-25078 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers with access to the man user account can gain root privileges due to improper file ownership of the mandb executable.
- 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-2018-25078?
CVE-2018-25078 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.)
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Man-Db Project Man-Db.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25078?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-25078 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25078 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h23x-f4p5-92c3.