CVE-2016-2781

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Coreutils
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 February 2017

Summary

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.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/28/2
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/28/3
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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