CVE-2015-6927
Apache VE ploop Container Root Password Change Vulnerability
Description
vzctl before 4.9.4 determines the virtual environment (VE) layout based on the presence of root.hdd/DiskDescriptor.xml in the VE private directory, which allows local simfs container (CT) root users to change the root password for arbitrary ploop containers, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the ploop container root.hdd file and then access a control panel.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2015, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3357 Added Reference https://openvz.org/Download/vzctl/4.9.4 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-30 Added Reference https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZL/repos/vzctl/commits/9e98ea630ac0e88b44e3e23c878a5166aeb74e1c -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-30 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openvz:vzctl:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type https://openvz.org/Download/vzctl/4.9.4 No Types Assigned https://openvz.org/Download/vzctl/4.9.4 Patch Changed Reference Type https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZL/repos/vzctl/commits/9e98ea630ac0e88b44e3e23c878a5166aeb74e1c No Types Assigned https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZL/repos/vzctl/commits/9e98ea630ac0e88b44e3e23c878a5166aeb74e1c Exploit Added CWE CWE-59 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.14 }} 0.01%
score
0.30389
percentile