CVE-2020-14342
EUVD-2020-648709.09.2020, 12:15
It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special permission, such as via sudo rules, could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
Affected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| samba | cifs-utils | 5.6 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 6.10 |
| opensuse | leap | 15.1 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
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| cifs-utils |
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Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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