CVE-2016-1247
nginx - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 11.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1247
To remediate CVE-2016-1247, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.10.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-1247 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 11.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.10.2-1
- from 0, < 1.6.2-5+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |