CVE-2019-12579

A vulnerability in the London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v82 for Linux and macOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The PIA Linux/macOS binary openvpn_launcher.64 binary is setuid root. This binary accepts several parameters to update the system configuration. These parameters are passed to operating system commands using a "here" document. The parameters are not sanitized, which allow for arbitrary commands to be injected using shell metacharacters. A local unprivileged user can pass special crafted parameters that will be interpolated by the operating system calls.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:londontrustmedia:private_internet_access_vpn_client:82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

08 Sep 2021, 17:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-07-11 20:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:20


NVD link : CVE-2019-12579

Mitre link : CVE-2019-12579

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-12579


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Products Affected

apple

  • macos

londontrustmedia

  • private_internet_access_vpn_client

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')