5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-14650
Sos-Collector File Permissions Disclosure
Description

It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14650 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Sos-collector_project sos-collector
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-14650.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3663 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14650 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sosreport/sos-collector/commit/72058f9253e7ed8c7243e2ff76a16d97b03d65ed Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14650 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14650 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633243 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633243 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14650 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-732
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-732 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-732
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-275 CWE-275 CWE-276
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sosreport/sos-collector/commit/72058f9253e7ed8c7243e2ff76a16d97b03d65ed No Types Assigned https://github.com/sosreport/sos-collector/commit/72058f9253e7ed8c7243e2ff76a16d97b03d65ed Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14650 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14650 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3663 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3663 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-275
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sos-collector_project:sos-collector:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3663 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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