9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-36770
Slurm pkg_postinst Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem. This could be exploited by the slurm user to become the owner of root-owned files.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 15, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 22, 2024, 8:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36770 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 Gentoo ebuild_for_slurm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-36770 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36770 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://bugs.gentoo.org/631552 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:ebuild_for_slurm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 22.05.3
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem. This could be exploited by the slurm user to become the owner of root-owned files.
    Added Reference MITRE https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} 0.05%

score

0.39299

percentile

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