CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-43976

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Published: Oct 03, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue in CatoNetworks CatoClient before v.5.4.0 allows attackers to escalate privileges and winning the race condition (TOCTOU) via the PrivilegedHelperTool component.

Weakness

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource’s state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Cato_clientCatonetworks*5.4.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References