CVE-2019-11675 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Debian packaging of groonga-httpd, specifically versions 6.1.5-1. It arises from incorrect ownership of /var/log/groonga, allowing a local attacker to exploit a race condition with logrotate to create a symlink, potentially gaining root access. Rated 7.0 HIGH, this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5.1-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:groonga:groonga-httpd:6.5.1-1:*:*:*:*:debian:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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