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CVE-2014-1226

Published: 6 April 2018

The pipe_init_terminal function in main.c in s3dvt allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging setuid permissions and usage of bash 4.3 and earlier. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6876.

Notes

AuthorNote
seth-arnold
Debian notes: Not running with elevated privileges in Debian
packaging
automated triage tools suggested debian had released a fix,
but I did not verify
sbeattie
debian fix in 0.2.2-9 is slightly different from Hector's
patch

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
s3d
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [0.2.2-9])
upstream Needed

utopic Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-9)
vivid Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-9)
wily Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-9)
xenial Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-9)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-9)
zesty Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-9)
Patches:
other: http://hmarco.org/bugs/patches/s3dvt-fix-setuid-pipe-terminal.patch

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H