Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2016-1247 First vendor Publication 2016-11-29
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-11-07

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 7.8
Base Score 7.8 Environmental Score 7.8
impact SubScore 5.9 Temporal Score 7.8
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1247

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 465

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-01-12 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-22.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-28 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3114-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-26 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3701.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-10-26 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3114-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedora...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedora...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedora...
Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903
BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701
EXPLOIT-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/
FULLDISC http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33
GENTOO https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22
MISC http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-P...
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1

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