Medium severity · published Apr 16, 2023
CVE-2022-37704
Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root
6.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AM
Amanda · Zmanda
3.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37704
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37704
Product
http://www.amanda.org/
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704
github.com
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
Patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197
Patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/205
github.com
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3
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