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CVE-2019-3827

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CVE-2019-3827

Published: Mar 25, 2019

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

7.0

HIGH

Description

An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration.

VendorProductVersions

[UNKNOWN]

gvfs

affected
1.39.4

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

RHSA-2019:1517
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2019:2145
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT

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