#VU74336 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in AMANDA - CVE-2022-37705 

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#VU74336 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in AMANDA - CVE-2022-37705

Published: April 3, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74336
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37705
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AMANDA
Software vendor:
Amanda.org

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application is using a setuid component runtar, which is a wrapper for /usr/bin/tar with specific arguments that are controllable by the attacker. A local user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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