CVE-2016-9566
Nagios Core Local File Inclusion
Description
base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the log file. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2016-9565.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 15, 2016, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 25, 2018, 11:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9566 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2016-9566.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Config files for my GitHub profile.
config github-config kernel privilege-escalation
Shell
None
Python
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9566 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9566 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]
Dec. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0259.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0258.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0214.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0213.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0212.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0211.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40921/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037487 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2016
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 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/58 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/58 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402869 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402869 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/ No Types Assigned https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94919 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94919 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html No Types Assigned https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html Third Party Advisory, Exploit Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/c29557dec91eba2306f5fb11b8da4474ba63f8c4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/c29557dec91eba2306f5fb11b8da4474ba63f8c4 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-264 Added CWE CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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-2016-9566 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-2016-9566
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
92.89 }} -0.45%
score
0.98653
percentile