CVE-2016-1247
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
29/11/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.1 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.0 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.2 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs