Low severity · published Mar 27, 2024
CVE-2024-28085
wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv
3.3
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv. (Specifically, escape sequences received from stdin are blocked, but escape sequences received from argv are not blocked.) There may be plausible scenarios where this leads to account takeover.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
UT
Util-linux · Kernel
2.24 before 2.39.4 · source: NVD, CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 · Siemens
before V2.17.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28085
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1
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