VDB-69679 · CVE-2014-2591 · GCVE-0-2014-2591

BMC Patrol Agent 3.9.00 Privileges untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in BMC Patrol Agent 3.9.00. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Privileges. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2591. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in BMC Patrol Agent 3.9.00. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Privileges. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in BMC Patrol for AIX 3.9.00 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting.

The weakness was shared 05/13/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portcullis-security.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2591 since 03/24/2014. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 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.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Patrol Agent

Version

3.9.00

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/24/2014 🔍
05/13/2014 +50 days 🔍
05/13/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +316 days 🔍
03/21/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portcullis-security.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-2591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69679

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/21/2022 12:40
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (39), 03/03/2018 08:14 (6), 03/21/2022 12:40 (3)
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