CVE-2019-3805
First published: Tue Dec 18 2018(Updated: )
A flaw was discovered in wildfly versions up to 16.0.0.Final that would allow local users who are able to execute init.d script to terminate arbitrary processes on the system. An attacker could exploit this by modifying the PID file in /var/run/jboss-eap/ allowing the init.d script to terminate any process as root.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform | =6.0.0 | |
| Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform | =7.0.0 | |
| Redhat Wildfly | <=16.0.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1106
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1107
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1108
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1140
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2413
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3805
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0004/
- https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/jboss_notes
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2565
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660263
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2019-3805?
The severity of CVE-2019-3805 is medium.
How does CVE-2019-3805 affect Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.0?
Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.0 is affected by CVE-2019-3805.
How does CVE-2019-3805 affect Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.0?
Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.0 is affected by CVE-2019-3805.
How does CVE-2019-3805 affect Redhat Wildfly?
Redhat Wildfly up to version 16.0.0 is affected by CVE-2019-3805.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-3805?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-3805 by modifying the PID file in /var/run/jboss-eap/ to allow the init.d script to terminate arbitrary processes on the system.
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