CVE-2023-40303
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
GNU inetutils before 2.5 may allow privilege escalation because of unchecked return values of set*id() family functions in ftpd, rcp, rlogin, rsh, rshd, and uucpd. This is, for example, relevant if the setuid system call fails when a process is trying to drop privileges before letting an ordinary user control the activities of the process.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-08-14 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-14 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-02 First Exploit
- 2024-11-18 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/30/4 | Mailing List |
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| https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/inetutils | Product | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00013.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2023-07/msg00000.html | 2024-08-02 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=e4e65c03f4c11292a3e40ef72ca3f194c8bffdd6 | 2024-01-02 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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