4.6med
CVE-2016-2781
chroot in GNU coreutils, when used with --userspec, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, wh…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.6
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 37%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
chroot in GNU coreutils, when used with --userspec, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 16 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/02/28/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/02/28/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apach · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-2781
- NVD: CVE-2016-2781
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