Univa Grid Engine up to 8.6.2 File Permission permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Univa Grid Engine up to 8.6.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Permission. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-20871. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Univa Grid Engine up to 8.6.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Univa Grid Engine before 8.6.3, when configured for Docker jobs and execd spooling on root_squash, weak file permissions ("other" write access) occur in certain cases (GE-6890).

The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20871 since 07/30/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 8.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Grid Engine 8.6.3

Timelineinfo

07/30/2019 🔍
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07/31/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2023 +1567 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: univa.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138977

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2019 08:19
Updated: 11/14/2023 08:58
Changes: 07/31/2019 08:19 (37), 07/15/2020 18:35 (17), 11/14/2023 08:58 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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