CVE-2017-6516

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6516
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-14 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Parts of SysInfo require setuid-to-root access in order to access restricted system files and make restricted kernel calls. This access could be exploited by a local attacker to gain a root shell prompt using the right combination of environment variables and command line arguments.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Magnicomp Sysinfo All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MagniComp's SysInfo root setuid() Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.mwrinfosecurity.com Third Party Advisory
Security Vulnerability Notice - CVE-2017-6516 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.magnicomp.com Third Party Advisory
Multiple Vulnerabilities in MagniComp's SysInfo root setuid() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.mwrinfosecurity.com Third Party Advisory
MagniComp SysInfo - mcsiwrapper Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) - Multiple local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
MagniComp Sysinfo CVE-2017-6516 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376728 MagniComp SysInfo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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