gsd-2016-1247
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases



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      "remediation": "unknown",
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            "accessVector": "LOCAL",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2021-12-14T21:04Z",
      "publishedDate": "2016-11-29T17:59Z"
    }
  }
}


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