CVE-2017-16834
Published: 16 November 2017
PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account but root code execution depends on these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this unprivileged account.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| msalvatore | /etc/pnp4nagios and npcd binary are already owned by root. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
pnp4nagios Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
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| bionic |
Does not exist
|
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| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
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| xenial |
Does not exist
|
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| zesty |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |