CVE-2019-17421

Summary

CVECVE-2019-17421
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-21 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-29 18:17:00 UTC
DescriptionIncorrect file permissions on the packaged Nipper executable file in Zoho ManageEngine OpManager 12.4.072 and Firewall Analyzer 12.4.072 allow local users to elevate privileges to root by overwriting this file with a malicious payload.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-276

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Firewall Analyzer 12.4 124072 All All
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Firewall Analyzer 12.4 124072 All All
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager 12.4 124072 All All
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager 12.4 build124072 All All
Application Zohocorp Manageengine Opmanager 12.4 124072 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Updates - CVE-2019-17421 | ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer CONFIRM www.manageengine.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
(...) ⏣ (@va_start) | Twitter MISC twitter.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2019-17421 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability In Zoho's OpManager & Firewall Analyzer MISC blog.vastart.dev Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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