A vulnerability in the London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v82 for Linux and macOS could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files. The openvpn_launcher binary is setuid root. This binary supports the --log option, which accepts a path as an argument. This parameter is not sanitized, which allows a local unprivileged user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by any user on the system, including root. This creates a denial of service condition and possible data loss if leveraged by a malicious local user.
References
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https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/PIA/CVE-2019-12573.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Information
Published : 2019-07-11 13:15
Updated : 2021-09-08 10:22
NVD link : CVE-2019-12573
Mitre link : CVE-2019-12573
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Products Affected
apple
- macos
linux
- linux_kernel
londontrustmedia
- private_internet_access_vpn_client