Vulnerability CVE-2016-3958

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-3958 (CCN-112329)

Assigned:

2016-04-05

Published:

2016-04-05

Updated:

2022-08-16

Summary:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function.

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-2016-3958

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:19:31 +0000
CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big int

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Tue, 5 Apr 2016 14:31:03 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big int

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20160405 CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big int

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20160405 Re: CVE request - Go - DLL loading, Big int

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
go-cve20163958-priv-esc(112329)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959

Source: CCN
Type: Go Web site
Patch 21428

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[golang-announce] 20160412 [security] Go 1.6.1 and 1.5.4 are released

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-3958

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 1.6 and < 1.6.1)

OR cpe:/a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 1.5 and < 1.5.4)

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:golang:go:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:golang:go:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20163958000	V	CVE-2016-3958 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.	2016-05-23
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20163958000	V	CVE-2016-3958 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.	2016-05-23

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