Vulnerability in Procps-Ng Project
CVE-2018-1122
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top. If a user runs top with HOME unset in an attacker-controlled directory, the attacker could achieve privilege escalation by exploiting one of several vulnerabilities in the config_file() function.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Procps-Ng Project
- [Unknown] Procps-Ng, Procps — versions procps-ng 3.3.15
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3658-3/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1122?
- CVE-2018-1122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Procps-Ng Project, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1122?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.