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CVE-2014-4870

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—

/opt/vyatta/bin/sudo-users/vyatta-clear-dhcp-lease.pl on the Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter 6.4R(x), 6.6R(x), and 6.7R1 does not properly validate parameters, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the sudo configuration.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (2)

CWEs

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