Apache Ambari '/var/lib/ambari-server/ambari-env.sh' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:74686

Info

Apache Ambari '/var/lib/ambari-server/ambari-env.sh' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 74686
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 15 2015 12:00AM
Updated: May 15 2015 12:00AM
Credit: Julian Horoszkiewicz
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apache Ambari '/var/lib/ambari-server/ambari-env.sh' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Apache Ambari is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Exploit / POC

Apache Ambari '/var/lib/ambari-server/ambari-env.sh' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to exploit the issue.

References

Apache Ambari '/var/lib/ambari-server/ambari-env.sh' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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