CVE-2019-20384

Public Exploit

Description

Gentoo Portage through 2.3.84 allows local users to place a Trojan horse plugin in the /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins directory by leveraging access to the nagios user account, because this directory is writable in between a call to emake and a call to fowners.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/692492 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/21/1 mailing list third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20384?
CVE-2019-20384 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20384?
To fix CVE-2019-20384, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-20384 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-20384 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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