CVE-2016-1247

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-1247

Assigner
security@debian.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-11-29T17:59:00

Last Modified Date
2021-12-14T21:04:23

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-59	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx::::::::	1	OR	1.10.1
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:::::::*	0	OR
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx::::::::	1	OR	1.10.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::	0	OR
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx::::::::	1	OR	1.6.2
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*	0	OR
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx::::::::	1	OR	1.4.3
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::	0	OR
		AND
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
7.2

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701	Vendor Advisory
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1247
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1247

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 06:41:20				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:13:00	2016-11-29T17:59Z	2016-11-29T17:59:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:13:00		2021-12-14T21:04:23	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:13:00		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated