CVE-2023-32190

mlocate's %post script allows RUN_UPDATEDB_AS user to make arbitrary files world readable by abusing insecure file operations that run with root privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32190

Configurations

No configuration.

History

19 Mar 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El script %post de mlocate permite al usuario RUN_UPDATEDB_AS hacer que archivos arbitrarios sean legibles para todo el mundo abusando de operaciones de archivos inseguras que se ejecutan con privilegios de root.
CWE		CWE-125

16 Oct 2024, 16:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8

16 Oct 2024, 12:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-10-16 12:15

Updated : 2025-03-19 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-32190

Mitre link : CVE-2023-32190

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-32190

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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