CVE-2016-10089: Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641

High severity · published Feb 15, 2017

CVE-2016-10089

Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641

7.8

CVSS

0.5%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Nagios · Nagios

through 4.2.4 · source: NVD

Affected product

Nagios

All Nagios CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10089

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10089

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/30/6

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95171