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CVE-2017-6516 Details

Description

A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Parts of SysInfo require setuid-to-root access in order to access restricted system files and make restricted kernel calls. This access could be exploited by a local attacker to gain a root shell prompt using the right combination of environment variables and command line arguments.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44150/	CVE
http://www.magnicomp.com/support/cve/CVE-2017-6516.shtml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96934	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44150/	[email protected]
http://www.magnicomp.com/support/cve/CVE-2017-6516.shtml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96934	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
magnicomp sysinfo	<= 10-h62
CPE cpe:2.3:a:magnicomp:sysinfo:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Feb 23, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 30, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 21, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 18, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]