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CVE-2014-8169

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-8169 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from redhat, from redhat, from redhat and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-03-18T16:59:00.063

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Application	automount_project	automount	5.0.8	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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