CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-5220

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The mdcheck script of the mdadm package for openSUSE 13.2 prior to version 3.3.1-5.14.1 does not properly sanitize device names, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mdadmDebian
Fixed in:3.3.4-1CVE-2014-5220
Fixed in:3.3.4-1CVE-2014-5220
Fixed in:3.3.4-1CVE-2014-5220
Fixed in:3.3.4-1CVE-2014-5220

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days
40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

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