High severity · published Nov 16, 2017
CVE-2017-16834
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PN
Pnp4nagios · Pnp4nagios
through 0.6.26 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16834
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16834
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/lingej/pnp4nagios/issues/140
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-09
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