CVE-2016-10369
Lxterminal Temporary File Create Privilege Escalation/Zombification
Description
unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).
INFO
Published Date :
May 8, 2017, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 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-2016-10369.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/862098 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648 | |
| https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/862098 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648 | |
| https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-10369 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2016-10369 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/862098 Added Reference https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648 Added Reference https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git;a=commit;h=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 16, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578 No Types Assigned https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git;a=commit;h=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648 No Types Assigned https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git;a=commit;h=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/862098 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/862098 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lxterminal_project:lxterminal:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10369 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-2016-10369
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
0.10173
percentile