CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1247

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie and earlier versions on Ubuntu and Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the nginx package to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS