CVE-2017-8108

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-8108
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-06-08T16:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.5.0
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
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/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
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0 Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8108
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8108
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:28:16 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 17:34:00 2017-06-08T16:29Z 2017-06-08T16:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 17:34:00 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 17:34:00 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated