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CVE-2017-16933 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
icinga icinga
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.8.0

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16933
NVD Published Date:
Nov 24, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-16933 Details - Not Deferred