CVE-2017-6516

A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated…

published March 14, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Parts of SysInfo require setuid-to-root access in order to access restricted system files and make restricted kernel calls. This access could be exploited by a local attacker to gain a root shell prompt using the right combination of environment variables and command line arguments.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05290 · 92.5th percentile
Published
2017-03-14T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 MAR 17:00Z
    A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated…
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