CVE-2019-17043 — HIGH (7.8)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol Agent 9.0.10i. Weak execution permissions on the best1collect.exe SUID binary could allow an attacker to elevate his/her privileges to the ones of the "patrol" user by specially crafting a shared library .so file that will be loaded during execution.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bmc	Patrol Agent	9.0.10i

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-276

References

https://github.com/blogresponder/BMC-Patrol-Agent-local-root-privilege-escalatioThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/whira_wrThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/blogresponder/BMC-Patrol-Agent-local-root-privilege-escalatioThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/whira_wrThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-17043?

CVE-2019-17043 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol Agent 9.0.10i. Weak execution permissions on the best1collect.exe SUID binary could allow an attacker to elevate his/her privileges to the ones of the "patrol" us...

How severe is CVE-2019-17043?

CVE-2019-17043 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-17043?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Bmc Patrol Agent.