CVE-2024-34477 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain root privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share with insecure options to execute arbitrary code as root.

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-2024-34477?

CVE-2024-34477 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable file as root. In addition, the SUID bit must be added to this file.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34477?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fogproject Fogproject.

How do I fix CVE-2024-34477?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-34477 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-34477 exists.

Sources

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