CVE-2017-16933

Published: Nov 24, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.0

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Icinga: Icinga

Icinga

1 product

Icinga

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Icinga Icinga	From 2.0.0 to 2.8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (2)

https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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