CVE-2016-3992
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 6.2
Description
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-3992
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-07-26T17:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-30T16:27:35
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cronic_project:cronic: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:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.2
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.5
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/10/2 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4 | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820331 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3992 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3992 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:56:22 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:39:01 | 2016-07-26T17:59Z | 2016-07-26T17:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:39:01 | 2018-10-30T16:27:35 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:39:01 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |