CVE-2019-9971 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker can gain root privileges on 3CX Phone System by exploiting unsafe sudo permissions on the tcpdump command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-9971?
CVE-2019-9971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PhoneSystem Terminal in 3CX Phone System (Debian based installation) 16.0.0.1570 allows an attacker to gain root privileges by using sudo with the tcpdump command, without a password. This occurs because the -z (aka postrotate-command) option to tcpdump can be unsafe when used in conjunction with sudo.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9971?
It affects 2 products.
Products include 3cx Phone System Firmware, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-9971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmfj-wx65-4fr4.