Original description
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.
Affected software
- nginx ≤ 1.6.2≤ 1.4.3≤ 1.10.0≤ 1.10.1 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2016-11-30
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 4.86% (percentile 92)
References
- cve.org/CVE-2016-1247
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1247
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903
- legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation....
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