CVE-2023-30630

Dmidecode before 3.5 allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file

High · published April 13, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Dmidecode before 3.5 allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file. This has security relevance because, for example, execution of Dmidecode via Sudo is plausible. NOTE: Some third parties have indicated the fix in 3.5 does not adequately address the vulnerability. The argument is that the proposed patch prevents dmidecode from writing to an existing file. However, there are multiple attack vectors that would not require overwriting an existing file that would provide the same level of unauthorized privilege escalation (e.g. creating a new file in /etc/cron.hourly).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00510 · 42.7th percentile
Published
2023-04-13T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 APR 00:00Z
    Dmidecode before 3.5 allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file
    cvelistv5