vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine.
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2018-12-18T20:00:00
Updated: 2018-12-19T10:57:01
Reserved: 2018-02-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-6978
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-12-18T20:29:00.213
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2018-6978
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE