Security Bulletin
Summary
Net-SNMP could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-15861
DESCRIPTION: Net-SNMP could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper handling of symlinks by snmpd. By using a specially-crafted symbolic link, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187031 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-15862
DESCRIPTION: Net-SNMP could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an improper privilege management flaw related to SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187034 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Control | 5.3.0.1-5.4.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Link to Fix |
5.4.1 | 5.4.1 | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
5 Nov 2020: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 November 2020
UID
ibm16359899