CVE-2017-16933

etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for creation of a link.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:icinga:icinga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-11-24 05:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-16933

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16933

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16933

JSON object : View

Products Affected

icinga

icinga

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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