CVE-2016-10156
Systemd SUID Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A flaw in systemd v228 in /src/basic/fs-util.c caused world writable suid files to be created when using the systemd timers features, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges to root. This is fixed in v229.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 23, 2017, 7:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 26, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-10156.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037686 | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0e | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2f | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41171/ |
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CVE-2016-10156 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 26, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037686 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41171/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2f No Types Assigned https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2f Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0e No Types Assigned https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0e Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10156 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10156
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10746
percentile