CVE-2014-8169

autofs: priv escalation via interpreter load path for program based automount maps

Published Mar 18, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8010 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2579-1 autofs vulnerability
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