CVE-2020-9475 Race condition in n/a

High 7.0 Published 7 May 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker with network access can exploit a race condition in logrotate to achieve root privilege escalation on the Siedle Smart Gateway.

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-2020-9475?

CVE-2020-9475 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The S. Siedle & Soehne SG 150-0 Smart Gateway before 1.2.4 allows local privilege escalation via a race condition in logrotate. By using an exploit chain, an attacker with access to the network can get root access on the gateway.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9475?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siedle Sg 150-0 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9475?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9475 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9475 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-43fm-r495-g6gq.