Local Privilege Escalation in BMC Patrol from BMC Software
CVE-2016-9638

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Bmc

Status
Patrol
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 December 2016

What is CVE-2016-9638?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BMC Patrol prior to version 9.13.10.02 due to incorrect configuration of the 'listguests64' binary. This binary is set with the setuid bit, allowing it to run with elevated privileges. When executed, it relies on the PATH environment variable to locate and execute another binary named 'virsh'. If a malicious local user can manipulate this environment, they may gain root-level access by executing arbitrary commands through 'virsh', thus compromising the system's security.

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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privil...
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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