CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16933

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1, the etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs script has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory. This allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for the creation of a link.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation by local users, posing a risk of unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Icinga to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict access to directories where users can create files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for creation of a link.

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