CVE-2020-1704

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1704	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 Jan 2022, 17:29

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-269~~	CWE-732

Information

Published : 2020-02-17 17:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-1704

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1704

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-1704

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

openshift_service_mesh

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-266

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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