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CVE-2016-9566
- EPSS 4.89%
- Veröffentlicht 15.12.2016 22:59:00
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 06.05.2026 22:30:45
- Quelle cve@mitre.org
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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.
| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 4.89% | 0.909 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.2 | 3.9 | 10 |
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26
https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00014.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0211.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0212.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0213.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0214.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0258.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0259.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/58
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94919
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037487
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402869
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/c29557dec91eba2306f5fb11b8da4474ba63f8c4
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40921/