VDB-219494 · CVE-2022-43997 · GCVE-0-2022-43997

Riverbed Aternity prior 12.1.4.27 Agent A180AG.exe access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Riverbed Aternity. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file A180AG.exe of the component Agent. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-43997. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Riverbed Aternity. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file A180AG.exe of the component Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows for local privilege escalation. There is an insufficiently protected handle to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process with PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS rights.

The weakness was shared 01/27/2023. The advisory is available at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-43997 since 10/29/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 12.1.4.27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Riverbed

Name

Aternity

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Aternity 12.1.4.27

Timelineinfo

10/29/2022 🔍
01/27/2023 +90 days 🔍
01/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/01/2025 +795 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-43997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219494

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2023 10:47
Updated: 04/01/2025 23:28
Changes: 01/27/2023 10:47 (40), 02/20/2023 13:00 (11), 04/01/2025 23:28 (16)
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