CVE-2024-36587 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.

Published: 2024-06-13

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00173.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/go-compile/security-advisories/blob/master/vulns/CVE-2024-36587.md

History

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Subscriptions

Dnscrypt Dnscrypt-proxy

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:37:05.333Z

Reserved: 2024-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-36587

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:37:05.333Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-13T19:15:51.977

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:36:59.867

Link: CVE-2024-36587

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-266
Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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