CVE-2014-5284

EPSS 2.5%

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.

Affected products

n/a · n/a

public PoCs found — 4

githubgithub.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2014-5284★ 0 cve_referencepacketstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.htmlunverified cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234unverified exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234unverified

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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129111/OSSEC-2.8-Privilege-Escalation.html https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/releases/tag/2.8.1 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35234