CVE-2019-18183
Pacman Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Description
pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in lib/libalpm/sync.c in the apply_deltas() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable the non-default delta feature and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and delta file.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:32 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected pacman package.
- Consider disabling the non-default delta feature if not required.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-18183 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-18183 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-18183
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
🔍 Checks installed Arch packages for known vulnerabilities
vulnerabilities arch linux pacman packages audit check
Go Makefile
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-18183 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-18183 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=c0e9be7973be6c81b22fde91516fb8991e7bb07b Added Reference https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/lib/libalpm/sync.c?h=v5.1.3#n767 Added Reference https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-74 CWE-78 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 26, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=c0e9be7973be6c81b22fde91516fb8991e7bb07b No Types Assigned https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=c0e9be7973be6c81b22fde91516fb8991e7bb07b Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/lib/libalpm/sync.c?h=v5.1.3#n767 No Types Assigned https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/lib/libalpm/sync.c?h=v5.1.3#n767 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml No Types Assigned https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-74 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pacman_project:pacman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.2
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
7.87 }} -8.35%
score
0.91519
percentile