Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-10089 (CCN-128038)

Assigned:2016-12-30
Published:2017-02-15
Updated:2017-11-23
Summary:Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-10089

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:33:24 -0500
Re: CVE request: Nagios: Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8641

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20161230 Re: CVE request: Nagios: Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8641

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
95171

Source: CCN
Type: BID-95171
Nagios CVE-2016-10089 Incomplete Fix Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nagios-cve201610089-priv-esc(128038)

Source: CCN
Type: nagioscore GIT Repository
root privilege escalation fix

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.2.4)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:nagios:nagios:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:201610089
    V
    CVE-2016-10089
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34680
    P
    Security update for openexr (Important)
    2022-01-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33068
    P
    Security update for libvpx (Moderate)
    2021-12-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34611
    P
    Security update for bcm43xx-firmware (Important)
    2021-12-13
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30271
    P
    Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-11-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31307
    P
    Security update for postgresql, postgresql13, postgresql14 (Important)
    2021-11-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31296
    P
    Security update for binutils (Moderate)
    2021-11-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34572
    P
    Security update for python36 (Moderate)
    2021-10-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31269
    P
    Security update for ghostscript (Critical)
    2021-09-21
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30128
    P
    Security update for ghostscript (Critical)
    2021-09-21
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32182
    P
    Security update for transfig (Moderate)
    2021-09-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35510
    P
    Security update for nextcloud (Important)
    2021-09-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34523
    P
    Security update for apache2-mod_auth_mellon (Moderate)
    2021-09-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32981
    P
    Security update for fetchmail (Moderate)
    2021-08-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32143
    P
    Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 39 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-07-21
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29387
    P
    Security update for xterm (Important)
    2021-06-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33928
    P
    Security update for qemu (Important)
    2021-06-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36234
    P
    log4net-1.2.10-1.36 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36192
    P
    libicu-32bit-4.0-7.26.15 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30185
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-04-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30062
    P
    Security update for clamav (Important)
    2021-04-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31140
    P
    Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-04-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28948
    P
    Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2021-03-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31352
    P
    Security update for openldap2 (Important)
    2021-03-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34636
    P
    Security update for avahi (Moderate)
    2021-02-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30025
    P
    Security update for screen (Important)
    2021-02-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34465
    P
    Security update for mutt (Moderate)
    2021-01-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32924
    P
    Security update for perl-Convert-ASN1 (Moderate)
    2021-01-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30040
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-01-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32830
    P
    Security update for python (Important)
    2020-12-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35554
    P
    ghostscript-fonts-other-8.62-32.27.31 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29835
    P
    Security update for kdebase4-runtime
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35086
    P
    Security update for jpeg (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31440
    P
    Security update for php53 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29824
    P
    Security update for java-1_6_0-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35029
    P
    Security update for guile (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31401
    P
    Security update for perl-DBD-mysql (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28291
    P
    Security update for nagios (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29823
    P
    Security update for java-1_6_0-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34929
    P
    Security update for facter (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28256
    P
    Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34793
    P
    Security update for amanda (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27618
    P
    Security update for ghostscript
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34709
    P
    Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27574
    P
    trousers-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34698
    P
    Security update for xorg-x11-libXv
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31053
    P
    Security update for the Linux Kernel (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27560
    P
    rubygem-json_pure on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34114
    P
    Security update for nagios (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34697
    P
    Security update for xorg-x11-libXt
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30996
    P
    Security update for jasper (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27521
    P
    novell-ipsec-tools on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34074
    P
    Security update for libxml2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30905
    P
    Security update for freeradius
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27472
    P
    libpng-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33436
    P
    Security update for dbus
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30773
    P
    Security update for automake
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27419
    P
    imlib on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33392
    P
    Security update for spacewalk
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30699
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27268
    P
    popt on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33369
    P
    Security update for wget (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30688
    P
    Security update for LibVNCServer (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27184
    P
    libfreebl3 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33330
    P
    Security update for curl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30687
    P
    Security update for LibVNCServer (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27127
    P
    freetype2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33281
    P
    vsftpd on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27046
    P
    tomcat6 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33224
    P
    pam_mount on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26918
    P
    ibutils on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29343
    P
    Security update for cobbler (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26854
    P
    NetworkManager-gnome on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29326
    P
    Security update for clamsap (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35359
    P
    Security update for nagios (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26843
    P
    xorg-x11 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29287
    P
    Security update for Real Time Linux kernel
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35318
    P
    Security update for mgetty (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26842
    P
    xen on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29238
    P
    Security update for samba (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32695
    P
    krb5-doc on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29184
    P
    Security update for mutt (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32617
    P
    xorg-x11 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29032
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32606
    P
    syslog-ng on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32605
    P
    sudo on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28891
    P
    Security update for dhcpcd (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28806
    P
    Security update for pam
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30631
    P
    Security update for Xen
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28675
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, mozilla-nss (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34307
    P
    Security update for quagga (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30587
    P
    Security update for openssl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28607
    P
    Security update for Xen and libvirt
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34218
    P
    Security update for php5 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30568
    P
    Security update for libvirt
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28596
    P
    Security update for puppet
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34161
    P
    Security update for openssl (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30529
    P
    Security update for java-1_6_0-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28595
    P
    Security update for PostgreSQL
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34064
    P
    Security update for libxml2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30480
    P
    Security update for bind (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30425
    P
    Security update for xorg-x11-libXv (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33845
    P
    Security update for gtk2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35483
    P
    Security update for php53 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33834
    P
    Security update for gnutls (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35444
    P
    Security update for pam-modules (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33833
    P
    Security update for gnutls (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35395
    P
    Security update for openslp (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35336
    P
    Security update for mozilla-nss (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31505
    P
    Security update for python27 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29908
    P
    Security update for lha (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35176
    P
    Security update for kvm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31461
    P
    Security update for postgresql94 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:201610089000
    V
    CVE-2016-10089 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2017-02-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2016100890000000
    V
    CVE-2016-10089 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-02-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201610089000
    V
    CVE-2016-10089 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-02-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201610089000
    V
    CVE-2016-10089 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-02-15
    BACK
    nagios nagios *
    nagios nagios 4.2.4