Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2016-1572

Disclosure Date: January 22, 2016
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Description

mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
8.4 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
2.5
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • ecryptfs,
  • fedoraproject,
  • opensuse

Products

  • debian linux 7.0,
  • debian linux 8.0,
  • ecryptfs-utils,
  • fedora 22,
  • fedora 23,
  • leap 42.1,
  • opensuse 13.1,
  • opensuse 13.2,
  • ubuntu linux 12.04,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 15.04,
  • ubuntu linux 15.10
Technical Analysis