host-deny.sh in OSSEC before 2.8.1 writes to temporary files with predictable filenames without verifying ownership, which allows local users to modify access restrictions in hosts.deny and gain root privileges by creating the temporary files before automatic IP blocking is performed.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-12-02T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:41:47.953Z

Reserved: 2014-08-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-5284

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-02T01:59:04.763

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:11:47.170

Link: CVE-2014-5284

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