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CVE-2014-8169

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environmen

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.0011
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Affected Products & Versions

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redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc nodeall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
automount project automountall versions
opensuseall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD18 Mar 2015 · 04:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10319-1
usnUSN-2579-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:1344Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2015:2417Moderate
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1020-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565Issue Tracking
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