CVE-2022-37705 is a privilege escalation flaw in Amanda 3.5.1, allowing a backup user to gain root privileges. The vulnerability stems from the runtar SUID program mishandling arguments passed to the /usr/bin/tar binary. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), this local attack requires high privileges but can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zmanda:amanda:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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