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CVE-2016-1247

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

nginxDebian

Fixed in:1.10.2-1CVE-2016-1247

Fixed in:1.10.2-1CVE-2016-1247

Fixed in:1.10.2-1CVE-2016-1247

Fixed in:1.10.2-1CVE-2016-1247

nginxUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6USN-3114-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3114-1

nginx-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6USN-3114-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3114-1

nginx-coreUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6USN-3114-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3114-1

nginx-extrasUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6USN-3114-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3114-1

nginx-fullUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6USN-3114-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3114-1

nginx-lightUbuntu

Fixed in:1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6USN-3114-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3114-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit4

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references3

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