Fedora 31 update for znc

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU32011

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12816

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

Modules.cpp in ZNC before 1.7.4-rc1 allows remote authenticated non-admin users to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by loading a module with a crafted name.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 31

znc: before 1.7.4-4.fc31

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:znc:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-c19571c0c8

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.