CVE-2014-8169
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Automount
PublishedMar 18, 2015
First seenMar 18, 2015
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| automount_project automount | 5.0.8 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 6.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | — |
| opensuse opensuse | 13.1, 13.2 | — |
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