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CVE-2016-10010
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4, when privilege separation is not...
Vulnerability Description
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4, when privilege separation is not used, creates forwarded Unix-domain sockets as root, which might allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to serverloop.c.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94972
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/c76fac666ea038753294f2ac94d310f8adece9ce
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40962/
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1010
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140262/OpenSSH-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
January 5th, 2017
Last Modified:
May 29th, 2026
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.