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CVE-2017-16933
etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 24th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.