VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-37704

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-04-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-77
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-77

Primary references