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CVE-2017-65161 exploit

A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker t…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.7
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.3%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Parts of SysInfo require setuid-to-root access in order to access restricted system files and make restricted kernel calls. This access could be exploited by a local attacker to gain a root shell prompt using the right combination of environment variables and command line arguments.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-44150 MagniComp SysInfo - mcsiwrapper Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) · local · 2018-02-20

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • magnicomp.com /support/cve/CVE-2017-6516.shtml · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • labs.mwrinfosecurity.com /advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • labs.mwrinfosecurity.com /advisories/magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96934 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/44150/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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