CVE-2016-3096
Ansible LXC Container Local File Writing and Privilege Escalation
Description
The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /opt/.lxc-attach-script, (2) the archived container in the archive_path directory, or the (3) lxc-attach-script.log or (4) lxc-attach-script.err files in the temporary directory.
INFO
Published Date :
June 3, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 4:50 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE-2016-3096 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 [Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig [Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html Vendor Advisory Removed CWE CWE-20 Added CWE CWE-59 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9.6 *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9.6 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) 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://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 Patch Added CWE CWE-20 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3096 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-2016-3096
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
0.08236
percentile