CVE-2020-14976 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read arbitrary files on macOS due to improper handling of configuration errors in a setuid root context within GNS3 ubridge.

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-2020-14976?

CVE-2020-14976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

GNS3 ubridge through 0.9.18 on macOS, as used in GNS3 server before 2.1.17, allows a local attacker to read arbitrary files because it handles configuration-file errors by printing the configuration file while executing in a setuid root context.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14976?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gns3 Ubridge.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14976?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14976 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-14976 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qr8q-68j6-fq2f.

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