openshift 3.11/4 /etc/passwd privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in openshift 3.11/4 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file /etc/passwd. This manipulation causes privileges assignment. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-19351. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in openshift 3.11/4 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file /etc/passwd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/jenkins-slave-base-rhel7-containera as shipped in Openshift 4 and 3.11.

The weakness was shared 03/18/2020 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-19351 since 11/27/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-151820 and VDB-151818 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/27/2019 🔍
03/18/2020 +112 days 🔍
03/19/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/17/2024 +1490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2020:0526
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-19351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-19351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151819
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2020 08:59
Updated: 04/17/2024 14:22
Changes: 03/19/2020 08:59 (38), 03/19/2020 09:04 (12), 04/17/2024 14:22 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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