Description
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Hacker Fantastic · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39244
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39244/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
26.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (2)
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.0
zmanda/amanda
3.3.1
Published
Oct 24, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026