CVE-2016-9566

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the…

published December 15, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the log file. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2016-9565.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04885 · 92.0th percentile
Published
2016-12-15T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 DEC 22:00Z
    base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the…
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