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CVE-2016-1247
Published: Nov 29, 2016
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
40768
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
20161121 Nginx (Debian-based distros) - Root Privilege Escalation (CVE-2016-1247)
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
DSA-3701
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs
x_refsource_MISC
93903
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-3114-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
20170113 Nginx (Debian-based + Gentoo distros) - Root Privilege Escalation [CVE-2016-1247 UPDATE]
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
GLSA-201701-22
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
1037104
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
20161116 Nginx (Debian-based distros) - Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2016-1247)
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
FEDORA-2021-10c1cd4cba
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2021-1556d440ba
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2021-3aa9ac7fd1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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