CVE-2017-16933
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
Description
etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for creation of a link.
How to fix CVE-2017-16933
To remediate CVE-2017-16933, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/icinga2—upgrade to 2.8.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-16933 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.8.4-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |