CVE-2019-9971

Published Jun 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PhoneSystem Terminal in 3CX Phone System (Debian based installation) 16.0.0.1570 allows an attacker to gain root privileges by using sudo with the tcpdump command, without a password. This occurs because the -z (aka postrotate-command) option to tcpdump can be unsafe when used in conjunction with sudo.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-19325 PhoneSystem Terminal in 3CX Phone System (Debian based installation) 16.0.0.1570 allows an attacker to gain root privileges by using sudo with the tcpdump command, without a password. This occurs because the -z (aka postrotate-command) option to tcpdump can be unsafe when used in conjunction with sudo.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:10 PM
Reserved
Mar 23, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 7, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:44 AM