CVE-2017-2663
HIGHsubscription-manager < 1.19.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via DBus Interface
Title source: llmDescription
It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface before 1.19.4 let unprivileged user access the com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts and com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set methods. An unprivileged local attacker could use these methods to gain access to private information, or launch a privilege escalation attack.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97015
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/2aa48ef65
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2663
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
28.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-270
Status
published
Products (1)
redhat/subscription-manager
< 1.19.4
Published
Jul 27, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026