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CVE-2014-5284

Published: Dec 2, 2014

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html

x_refsource_MISC

https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1

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