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dnscrypt-proxy — security advisory
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
- Products
- dnscrypt-proxy
- Affected versions
- 1.6.0-2, 1.6.1-1, 1.9.5-1, 1.9.5-1build1, 2.0.19+ds1-2, 2.0.19+ds1-3, 2.0.31+ds1-1, 2.0.45+ds1-1, 2.0.45+ds1-1.1build1, 2.0.45+ds1-1.2, 2.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.1, 2.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.2, 2.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.2+esm1, 2.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.3, 2.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm1, 2.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm2, 2.0.45+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.0.45+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 2.1.14+ds1-1, 2.1.14+ds1-1ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1, 2.1.16+ds1-1, 2.1.18+ds1-1, 2.1.7+ds1-1, 2.1.8+ds1-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-36587
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:08 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36587
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Complete source record
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