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CVE-2020-25582

In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r369334, 11.4-STABLE before r369335, 12.2-RELEASE before p4 and 11.4-RELEASE before p8 when a process, such as jexec(8) or killall(1), calls jail_attach(2) to enter a jail, the jailed root can attach to it using ptrace(2) before the current working directory is changed.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.7, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from freebsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-03-26T21:15:12.957

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:18:10.180

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.7 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

9.2

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	11.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	12.2	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	12.2	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	12.2	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	12.2	Yes

References

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:05.jail_chdir.asc Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210423-0003/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:05.jail_chdir.asc Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210423-0003/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For freebsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.