CVE-2014-8169
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.4)—
automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.34%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 25
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (6)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977
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