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CVE-2023-28144

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Date: March 13, 2023

KDAB Hotspot 1.3.x and 1.4.x through 1.4.1, in a non-default configuration, allows privilege escalation because of race conditions involving symlinks and elevate_perf_privileges.sh chown calls.

Language: C++

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Related Resources (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28144
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/8
https://github.com/KDAB/hotspot/releases
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28144
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-28144

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Race Conditions

CWE-362

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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