CVE-2016-9566

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the log file. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2016-9565.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

4.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 92nd percentile

Published

2016-12-15

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40921

Security advisories

• https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/58
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94919
• NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/commit/c29557dec91eba2306f5fb11b8da4474ba63f8c4
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402869

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry