SB2017101067 - Privilege Escalation in perl (Alpine package)

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SB2017101067 - Privilege Escalation in perl (Alpine package)

Published: October 10, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017101067
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Privilege Escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1238)

The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. By sending and tricking the victim to load a specially crafted code a malicious user can cause arbitrary code execution that allows them to gain root privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution that allows a local attacker to get elevated privilegs on the vulnerable system.




Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References