CVE-2016-6299

The scm plug-in in mock might allow attackers to bypass the intended chroot protection mechanism and gain root privileges via a crafted spec file.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375490	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92948	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VYLMPA5VLLX67DUJ6XLJ2TIW6CX2CFL4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5PH2YGYWYUAYPHK32SGUZGZXQEBEYNK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFC4LU6GYYEVUK6LQ2FKUGMZXRTLLL5A/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mock_project:scm_plugin:-:*:*:*:*:mock:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-04-14 11:59

Updated : 2023-02-12 20:50

NVD link : CVE-2016-6299

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6299

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

mock_project

scm_plugin

fedoraproject

fedora

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