CVE-2022-37704

6.7 MEDIUM
Published: April 16, 2023 Modified: November 04, 2025
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Description

Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.amanda.org/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/205
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00025.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://marc.info/?l=amanda-hackers
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.amanda.org/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2022-37704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/192
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/205
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5DCLSX5YYTWMKSMDL67M5STZ5ZDSOXK/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATMGMVS3QDN6OMKMHGUTUTU7NS7HR3BZ/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYREA6LFXF5M7K4WLNJV5VNQPS4MTBW2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://marc.info/?l=amanda-hackers
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

23 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.7 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77 CWE-77

Affected Vendors

zmanda

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