7.0
HIGH
CVE-2016-4445
Red Hat Sealert SELinux Directory Traversal Command Injection
Description

The fix_lookup_id function in sealert in setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root by triggering an SELinux denial with a crafted file name, related to executing external commands with the commands.getstatusoutput function.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2017, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 17, 2017, 1:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4445 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node
1 Setroubleshoot_project setroubleshoot
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-2016-4445.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7 Patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4445 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:setroubleshoot_project:setroubleshoot:3.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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

0.05635

percentile

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