Vulnerability Description
It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special permission, such as via sudo rules, could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samba | Cifs-Utils | >= 5.6, <= 6.10 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00109.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14342Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2020-September/135747.htmlExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-16Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00109.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14342Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2020-September/135747.htmlExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-16Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-14342?
CVE-2020-14342 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special p...
How severe is CVE-2020-14342?
CVE-2020-14342 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-14342?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Samba Cifs-Utils, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap.