CVE-2016-1572
eCryptfs-utils Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 22, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 23, 2022, 5:19 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.5
Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450 Patch http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1 Patch http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870 Vendor Advisory https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566 Vendor Advisory https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-264 Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 109 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1 Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566 Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870 No Types Assigned https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450 Patch Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1572 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.14 }} 0.00%
score
0.47168
percentile