9.8crit
CVE-2016-3067
Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- cygwin.com /ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00020.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- cygwin.com /ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00054.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- cygwin.com /ml/cygwin/2016-02/msg00129.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- cygwin.com /ml/cygwin-announce/2016-02/msg00023.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- sourceware.org /git/?p=newlib-cygwin.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=205862ed08649df8f50b926a2c58c963f571b044 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-3067
- NVD: CVE-2016-3067
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