CVE-2018-18629

An issue was discovered in the Keybase command-line client before 2.8.0-20181023124437 for Linux. An untrusted search path vulnerability in the keybase-redirector application allows a local, unprivileged user on Linux to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse binary.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb002	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/426944	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://blog.mirch.io/2018/12/21/cve-2018-18629-keybase-linux-privilege-escalation/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-12-20 15:29

Updated : 2019-02-04 09:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-18629

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18629

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

Products Affected

keybase

keybase

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