CVE-2016-1247
High
Description
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
F5 Nginx
PublishedNov 29, 2016
First seenNov 29, 2016
How to fix
Vendor advisories
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| f5 nginx | v ≤ 1.10.1, v ≤ 1.10.0, v ≤ 1.6.2, v ≤ 1.4.3 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 33, 34, 35 | — |
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