CVE-2020-14976 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GNS3 ubridge through 0.9.18 on macOS, as used in GNS3 server before 2.1.17, allows a local attacker to read arbitrary files because it handles configuration-file errors by printing the configuration file while executing in a setuid root context.

Published: 2020-06-23

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:gns3:ubridge:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:gns3:gns3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-7106	GNS3 ubridge through 0.9.18 on macOS, as used in GNS3 server before 2.1.17, allows a local attacker to read arbitrary files because it handles configuration-file errors by printing the configuration file while executing in a setuid root context.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00483.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-server/releases/tag/v2.1.17
https://github.com/GNS3/ubridge/commit/2eb0d1dab6a6de76cf3556130a2d52af101077db
https://theevilbit.github.io/posts/
https://www.gns3.com/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gns3 Gns3 Ubridge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-06-23T19:04:53.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:00:52.075Z

Reserved: 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-14976

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-06-23T20:15:12.927

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:55:51.813

Link: CVE-2020-14976

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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