Link Following Affecting nginx package, versions <1.10.2-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-NGINX-341026
- published 29 Nov 2016
- disclosed 29 Nov 2016
Introduced: 29 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-1247 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
nginx
to version 1.10.2-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nginx
package and not the nginx
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:9
relevant fixed versions and status.
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1247
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768