CVE-2020-8446
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CVE-2020-8446 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to path traversal (with write access) via crafted syscheck messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to path traversal (with write access) via crafted syscheck messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ossec | Ossec | >= 2.7, <= 3.5.0 |
References
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1813Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ossec.net/Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1813Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ossec.net/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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