CVE-2016-2781
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
chroot in GNU coreutils, when used with --userspec, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
How to fix CVE-2016-2781
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/coreutils—no fix listed
Is CVE-2016-2781 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |