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7.8high

CVE-2016-95661 exploit

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a s…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the log file. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2016-9565.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40921 Nagios < 4.2.4 - Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2016-12-15

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201710-20 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40921/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94919 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/c29557dec91eba2306f5fb11b8da4474ba63f8c4 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0258.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201612-51 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0212.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0213.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • nagios.org /projects/nagios-core/history/4x/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201702-26 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00014.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0259.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037487 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/58 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1402869 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • legalhackers.com /advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0214.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0211.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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