CVE-2022-37704

Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root

Medium · published April 16, 2023

CVSS v3.1
6.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00530 · 44.0th percentile
Published
2023-04-16T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 APR 00:00Z
    Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root
    cvelistv5