CVE-2020-1706
published 2020-03-09CVE-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…
PriorityP432high7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.24%
15.7th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| red_hat | openshift_apb-tools-container | — | — |
| red_hat | openshift_apb-tools-container | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.0HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.4MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat7.0HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-j28m-qhxw-4r5g: It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-1706 [MEDIUM] CWE-732 GHSA-j28m-qhxw-4r5g: It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3
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.
Red Hat
openshift/apb-tools: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges
vendor_redhat·2020-01-21·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2020-1706 [HIGH] CWE-732 openshift/apb-tools: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges
openshift/apb-tools: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges
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.
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/apb-tools. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
Statement: By default this vulnerability is not exploitable in un-privilieged containers running on
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2020-03-09
Published