ghsa-4333-xxh4-gh9f
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:04
Modified
2025-04-12 13:06
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-1247"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-11-29T17:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-4333-xxh4-gh9f",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:06:51Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:04:38Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1247"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF"
    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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