CVE-2016-20015

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

En el paquete ebuild versiones hasta smokeping-2.7.3-r1 para SmokePing en Gentoo, el initscript permite al usuario smokeping obtener la propiedad de cualquier archivo, permitiendo al usuario smokeping conseguir privilegios de root. Se presenta una condición de carrera que involucra a /var/lib/smokeping y chown

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-20 CVE Reserved
2022-09-20 CVE Published
2024-04-12 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Smokeping Search vendor "Smokeping"		Smokeping Search vendor "Smokeping" for product "Smokeping"				<= 2.7.3-r1 Search vendor "Smokeping" for product "Smokeping" and version " <= 2.7.3-r1"		-		Affected