CVE-2016-1247
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 4.86 % · percentile 92 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- debian
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-2346
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-1247
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0866 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.10.1cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.10.0cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.6.2cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.4.3cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |