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CVE-2020-1706 (GCVE-0-2020-1706)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:46
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Summary
It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/apb-tools-container.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Red Hat openshift/apb-tools-container Affected: openshift-enterprise version 3.11
Affected: from openshift-enterprise version 4.1 to, including 4.3
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