CVE-2017-6516 (GCVE-0-2017-6516)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-03-14 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:33
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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