CVE-2020-1706

It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/apb-tools-container.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1706	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.3:::::::*

History

01 Jan 2022, 17:31

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

Information

Published : 2020-03-09 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-1706

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1706

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-1706

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

openshift_container_platform

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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