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CVE-2016-9638

In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named "virsh" using the PATH environment variable. The "listguests64" program will then run "virsh" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.

Published

2016-12-02T17:59:00.167

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	bmc	patrol	≤ 9.13.10.01	Yes

References

http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385 ([email protected])
http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)