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CVE-2016-20015 Details

Description

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')CISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
smokeping smokeping
<= 2.7.3-r1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:smokeping:smokeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-20015
NVD Published Date:
Sep 20, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-20015 Details - Not Deferred