CVE-2014-2905
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9
Description
fish (aka fish-shell) 1.16.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly check the credentials, which allows local users to gain privileges via the universal variable socket, related to /tmp/fishd.socket.user permissions.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2905
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.1.1-1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00071.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/4
- https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/1436
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2905
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.