CVE-2024-36587 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by overwriting the dnscrypt-proxy binary due to insecure file permissions.
- 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-2024-36587?
CVE-2024-36587 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36587?
How do I fix CVE-2024-36587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-36587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jm8-crf9-ff85, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36587.