CVE-2019-15900 describes a critical vulnerability in slicer69 doas versions prior to 6.2 on non-OpenBSD platforms. This flaw stems from improper error handling when parsing user or group names, allowing an attacker to execute commands as root even when the specified user or group does not exist. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:doas_project:doas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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