CVE-2016-1572

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 High 8.4
Description
mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-1572
  • Assigner
  • security@ubuntu.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-01-22T15:59:07
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-03-23T17:19:10
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-269 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 109
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.4
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.5
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1572
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1572
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-04-04 00:42:41 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 08:09:31 2016-01-22T15:59Z 2016-01-22T15:59:07 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 08:09:31 2022-03-23T17:19:10 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 08:09:31 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated