Nagios up to 4.2.4 Init Script access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios up to 4.2.4. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Init Script. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-10089. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios up to 4.2.4 (Log Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Init Script. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Nagios 4.2.4 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.

The bug was discovered 07/03/2017. The weakness was presented 02/15/2017 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10089 since 12/30/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118305 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : nagios (SUSE-SU-2018:3240-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171643 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for nagios (SUSE-SU-2018:3240-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118305) and SecurityFocus (BID 95171†). See VDB-122464 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 118305
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : nagios (SUSE-SU-2018:3240-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 800068
OpenVAS Name: Nagios Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/30/2016 🔍
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02/15/2017 +47 days 🔍
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02/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/03/2017 +137 days 🔍
10/19/2018 +473 days 🔍
10/22/2018 +3 days 🔍
08/14/2020 +662 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-10089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96983
SecurityFocus: 95171 - Nagios CVE-2016-10089 Incomplete Fix Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10089 - Nagios - Core - Symlink Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2017 08:55
Updated: 08/14/2020 20:31
Changes: 02/16/2017 08:55 (69), 08/14/2020 20:31 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:590:103

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