Improper Access Control Affecting elog package, versions <3.1.2-1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-ELOG-314659
  • published27 Jun 2017
  • disclosed27 Jun 2017

Introduced: 27 Jun 2017

CVE-2016-6342  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 elog to version 3.1.2-1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elog package and not the elog package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

elog 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to post data as any username in the logbook.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1