CVE-2016-9638 Information

Description

In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02 the binary \listguests64\ is configured with the setuid bit. However when executing it it will look for a binary named \virsh\ using the PATH environment variable. The \listguests64\ program will then run \virsh\ using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8