arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities in the daemon.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade arpwatch. | Sep 20, 2017 | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade arpwatch | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/arpwatch. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 24, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade arpwatchUpgrade arpwatch-ethercodes-buildUpgrade arpwatch-debugsourceUpgrade arpwatch-debuginfo | Dec 12, 2013 | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade arpwatch | Nov 19, 2024 | Jul 12, 2012 |
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