CVE-2020-10174
Timeshift Temporary File Directory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
init_tmp in TeeJee.FileSystem.vala in Timeshift before 20.03 unsafely reuses a preexisting temporary directory in the predictable location /tmp/timeshift. It follows symlinks in this location or uses directories owned by unprivileged users. Because Timeshift also executes scripts under this location, an attacker can attempt to win a race condition to replace scripts created by Timeshift with attacker-controlled scripts. Upon success, an attacker-controlled script is executed with full root privileges. This logic is practically always triggered when Timeshift runs regardless of the command-line arguments used.
INFO
Published Date :
March 5, 2020, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:14 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10174
vulnerability.
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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-2020-10174.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/06/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165802 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/commit/335b3d5398079278b8f7094c77bfd148b315b462 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/releases/tag/v20.03 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AAOFXT64CEUMJE3723JDJWTEQWQUCYMD/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SXDEPC52G46U6I7GLQNFLZXVSM7V2HYY/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TXXYQFSZ5P6ZMNFIDBAQKBFZIR2T7ZLL/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4312-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-10174 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-10174 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 [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/TXXYQFSZ5P6ZMNFIDBAQKBFZIR2T7ZLL/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SXDEPC52G46U6I7GLQNFLZXVSM7V2HYY/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AAOFXT64CEUMJE3723JDJWTEQWQUCYMD/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TXXYQFSZ5P6ZMNFIDBAQKBFZIR2T7ZLL/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SXDEPC52G46U6I7GLQNFLZXVSM7V2HYY/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AAOFXT64CEUMJE3723JDJWTEQWQUCYMD/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/06/3 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/06/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AAOFXT64CEUMJE3723JDJWTEQWQUCYMD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AAOFXT64CEUMJE3723JDJWTEQWQUCYMD/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SXDEPC52G46U6I7GLQNFLZXVSM7V2HYY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SXDEPC52G46U6I7GLQNFLZXVSM7V2HYY/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TXXYQFSZ5P6ZMNFIDBAQKBFZIR2T7ZLL/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TXXYQFSZ5P6ZMNFIDBAQKBFZIR2T7ZLL/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4312-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4312-1/ 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-362 CWE-362 CWE-59 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4312-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AAOFXT64CEUMJE3723JDJWTEQWQUCYMD/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SXDEPC52G46U6I7GLQNFLZXVSM7V2HYY/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TXXYQFSZ5P6ZMNFIDBAQKBFZIR2T7ZLL/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 06, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/06/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/06/3 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165802 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165802 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/commit/335b3d5398079278b8f7094c77bfd148b315b462 No Types Assigned https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/commit/335b3d5398079278b8f7094c77bfd148b315b462 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/releases/tag/v20.03 No Types Assigned https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/releases/tag/v20.03 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:timeshift_project:timeshift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20.03 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 06, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/06/3 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-10174
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12065
percentile