CVE-2023-1672
Tang Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A race condition exists in the Tang server functionality for key generation and key rotation. This flaw results in a small time window where Tang private keys become readable by other processes on the same host.
INFO
Published Date :
July 11, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 7:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-1672
vulnerability.
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products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2023-1672.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1672 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180999 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/latchset/tang/commit/8dbbed10870378f1b2c3cf3df2ea7edca7617096 | Patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00004.html | |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/15/1 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1672 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180999 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/latchset/tang/commit/8dbbed10870378f1b2c3cf3df2ea7edca7617096 | Patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00004.html | |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/15/1 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-1672 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-1672 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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1672 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180999 Added Reference https://github.com/latchset/tang/commit/8dbbed10870378f1b2c3cf3df2ea7edca7617096 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00004.html Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/15/1 -
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 Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00004.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-362 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1672 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1672 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180999 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2180999 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/latchset/tang/commit/8dbbed10870378f1b2c3cf3df2ea7edca7617096 No Types Assigned https://github.com/latchset/tang/commit/8dbbed10870378f1b2c3cf3df2ea7edca7617096 Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/15/1 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/15/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tang_project:tang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-1672 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-2023-1672
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.03%
score
0.42176
percentile