CVE - CVE-2012-2653

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-2653	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20120524 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/12 MLIST:[oss-security] 20120524 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/14 MLIST:[oss-security] 20120525 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/13 MLIST:[oss-security] 20120525 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/5 DEBIAN:DSA-2481 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2481 FEDORA:FEDORA-2012-8675 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082569.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2012-8677 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082553.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2012-8702 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082565.html GENTOO:GLSA-201607-16 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2012:113 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:113
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20120514	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120514)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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