CVE-2018-20131

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-20131
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-03 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Code42 app before 6.8.4, as used in Code42 for Enterprise, on Linux installs with overly permissive permissions on the /usr/local/crashplan/log directory. This allows a user to manipulate symbolic links to escalate privileges, or show the contents of sensitive files that a regular user would not have access to.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Code42 Code42 All All All All
Application Code42 Code42 All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Permissions vulnerability in Code42 app on Linux - Code42 Support MISC code42.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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