CVE-2018-1122
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 2 on Exploit-DB
Summary
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top. If a user runs top with HOME unset in an attacker-controlled directory, the attacker could achieve privilege escalation by exploiting one of several vulnerabilities in the config_file() function.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Public exploit on Exploit-DB
EDB-44806, EDB-44806
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- [UNKNOWN] procps-ng, procps
procps-ng 3.3.15