Local Privilege Escalation in Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter
CVE-2014-4870

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Brocade
Status
Vyatta 5400 Vrouter Software
Vyatta 5400 Vrouter
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 October 2014

What is CVE-2014-4870?

A vulnerability exists in the Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter where the 'vyatta-clear-dhcp-lease.pl' script does not adequately validate input parameters. This flaw allows local users to exploit the sudo configuration, potentially granting them elevated privileges. As a result, unauthorized actions could be executed within the system, posing a significant security risk to the integrity of the environment.

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111588
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2014-4870 : Local Privilege Escalation in Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter