CVE-2017-16834 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by modifying PNP4Nagios files owned by an unprivileged account, affecting system monitoring infrastructure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16834?
CVE-2017-16834 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account but root code execution depends on these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this unprivileged account.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16834?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pnp4nagios Pnp4nagios.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16834?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16834 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-16834 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16834 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpg7-623w-gqxj.