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CVE-2016-1247

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Published: Nov 29, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.

Affected (7)

Products: F5: Nginx · Fedoraproject: Fedora
F5
1 product
Nginx
Fedoraproject
1 product
Fedora
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Nginx
Up to 1.10.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.10
Configuration B
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Nginx
Up to 1.10.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.04
Configuration C
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Nginx
Up to 1.6.2
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Debian
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Configuration D
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Nginx
Up to 1.4.3
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 14.04
Configuration E
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Version 33
Fedora
Version 34
Fedora
Version 35

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (30)

Source: security@debian.org
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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