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DebianCVE-2016-1247

HistoryNov 29, 2016 - 5:59 p.m.

CVE-2016-1247

2016-11-2917:59:00

CWE-59

debian

web.nvd.nist.gov

285

cve-2016-1247

nginx

package

privilege escalation

symlink attack

nvd

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

39.6%

JSON

The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

f5nginxRange≤1.10.1

AND

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch16.10

Node

f5nginxRange≤1.10.0

AND

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch16.04lts

Node

f5nginxRange≤1.6.2

AND

debiandebian_linuxMatch8.0

Node

f5nginxRange≤1.4.3

AND

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04lts

Node

fedoraprojectfedoraMatch33

fedoraprojectfedoraMatch34

fedoraprojectfedoraMatch35

VendorProductVersionCPE
f5nginx*cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux16.10cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
debiandebian_linux8.0cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
fedoraprojectfedora33cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraprojectfedora34cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraprojectfedora35cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
f5	nginx	*	cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx::::::::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.10	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:::::::*
canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
debian	debian_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
fedoraproject	fedora	33	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	34	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	35	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*