CVE-2018-1122 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-1122 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 23/05/2018 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: redhat | Vendor: [UNKNOWN] | Product: procps-ng, procps
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-1122 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-829
CWE Name: CWE-829
Source: [UNKNOWN]

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).