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CVE-2024-36587

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Published: Jun 13, 2024 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36587
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/266.html

Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.

Weakness

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dnscrypt-proxy Ubuntu focal *
Dnscrypt-proxy Ubuntu mantic *
Dnscrypt-proxy Ubuntu oracular *

Potential Mitigations

References

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