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 privileges by leveraging access to this unprivileged account.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/lingej/pnp4nagios/issues/140	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-09

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-11-16 02:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 00:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-16834

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16834

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16834

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Products Affected

pnp4nagios

pnp4nagios

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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