CWE Code: 732
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Summary: the init script in the gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -r" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $ls_user account for creation of a hard link.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-09-25
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03
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CWE Code: 732
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Summary: the init script in the gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -r" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $ls_user account for creation of a hard link.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-09-25
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03
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