Advisory Details

June 18th, 2024

Toshiba e-STUDIO2518A vsftpd Incorrect Permission Assignment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2024-3498
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Toshiba
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	e-STUDIO2518A
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Toshiba e-STUDIO2518A printers. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the vsftpd daemon. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on folders. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Toshiba has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20240531_01.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2024-02-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-06-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Zhenhua Huang from trendmicro, Minmin Li

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