CVE-2019-3827
"GNOME Virtual File System (GVFS) Elevated Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description
An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration.
INFO
Published Date :
March 25, 2019, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 19, 2020, 6:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
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-2019-3827.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1517 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2145 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3827 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/merge_requests/31 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-3827 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-3827 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 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1517 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1517 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2145 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2145 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-275 Added CWE NIST CWE-863 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-863 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2145 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1517 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/merge_requests/31 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/merge_requests/31 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3827 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3827 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-275 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gvfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.39.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3827 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-2019-3827
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.03%
score
0.28731
percentile