CVE-2016-1247
First published: Tue Nov 29 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@debian.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| F5 Nginx | <=1.10.1 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.10 | |
| F5 Nginx | <=1.10.0 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| F5 Nginx | <=1.6.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| F5 Nginx | <=1.4.3 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =33 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =34 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =35 |
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Reference Links
- 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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.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
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/
- 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/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- agent/source
- vendor/f5
- canonical/f5 nginx
- version/f5 nginx/1.10.1
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/16.10
- version/f5 nginx/1.10.0
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/16.04
- version/f5 nginx/1.6.2
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/8.0
- version/f5 nginx/1.4.3
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.04
- vendor/fedoraproject
- canonical/fedoraproject fedora
- version/fedoraproject fedora/33
- version/fedoraproject fedora/34
- version/fedoraproject fedora/35