CVE-2016-2568
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-2568
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-02-13T18:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-04-18T17:59:06
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.1
- Impact Score
- 6
References
Reference URL | Reference Tags |
---|---|
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300746 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/26/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2568 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2568 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816062 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
Source Name | Source URL |
---|---|
NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2568 |
MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2568 |
History
Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022-05-10 15:41:45 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
2022-12-02 13:49:49 | 2017-02-13T18:59Z | 2017-02-13T18:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
2022-12-02 13:49:49 | 2022-04-18T17:59:06 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
2022-12-02 13:49:49 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |