CVE-2017-16933 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting insecure file ownership handling in the Icinga 2 initialization script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-16933?
CVE-2017-16933 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16933?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Icinga Icinga.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16933?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-16933 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16933 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-48057 Icinga 2 certificate renewal might incorrectly renew an invalid certificate
- CVE-2020-29663 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-24820 Icinga Director configuration is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery
- CVE-2018-6535 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2020-14004 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16933, GHSA-v3ww-m662-2527, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16933.