CVE-2020-8024
mediumpriority · track · 21OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of hylafax+ of openSUSE Leap 15.2, openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user uucp to users calling hylafax binaries. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 hylafax+ versions prior to 7.0.2-lp152.2.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 hylafax+ version 5.6.1-lp151.3.7 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory hylafax+ versions prior to 7.0.2-2.1.
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affected products (6)
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references (9)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00022.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172731cnnvd
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2020-06/msg00266.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8024cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/openSUSE-privilege-escalation-via-hylafax-32809cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00022.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172731enisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00022.htmlMailing ListPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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