Multiple vulnerabilities in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-45769
CVE-2024-45770
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-61
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 pcp
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Performance Co-Pilot

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97613

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45769

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

pcp: 6.0.0 - 6.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45769
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310452


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU97612

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45770

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue within the pmpost tool, which runs under certain circumstances with elevated privileges. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

pcp: 6.0.0 - 6.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45770
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310451


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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