PT-2017-14642 · Icinga · Icinga 2

Orlitzky · Published 2017-11-24 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-16933

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Icinga 2 versions 2.x through 2.8.1

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges by exploiting a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory. This is achieved by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2 USER account for creation of a link.

Recommendations For Icinga 2 versions 2.x through 2.8.1, consider restricting access to the $ICINGA2 USER account to minimize the risk of exploitation. Additionally, monitor user-writable directories for suspicious activity. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16933

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10856-1

Affected Products

Icinga 2

References · 16

• 🔥 https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16933 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16933 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16933 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16933 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16933 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16933 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10856-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16933 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-29663 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6534 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16933 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-37698 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14004 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-32743 · Note