CVE-2020-27187
KDE Partition Manager Local Privilege Escalation
Description
An issue was discovered in KDE Partition Manager 4.1.0 before 4.2.0. The kpmcore_externalcommand helper contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking D-Bus is not properly checked. An attacker on the local machine can replace /etc/fstab, and execute mount and other partitioning related commands, while KDE Partition Manager is running. the mount command can then be used to gain full root privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 26, 2020, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 28, 2022, 6:24 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2020-27187.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890199 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/KDE/partitionmanager/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201017-1.txt | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-03 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 28, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-03 Third Party Advisory -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-77 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-03 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890199 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890199 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/KDE/partitionmanager/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/KDE/partitionmanager/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201017-1.txt No Types Assigned https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201017-1.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-77 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:partition_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-27187 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-2020-27187
weaknesses.
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