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CVE-2016-3096 Detail

Current Description

The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /opt/.lxc-attach-script, (2) the archived container in the archive_path directory, or the (3) lxc-attach-script.log or (4) lxc-attach-script.err files in the temporary directory.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  06/03/2016
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Insufficient_Info
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away Patch
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 Patch
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 Patch
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 Third Party Advisory

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3096
NVD Published Date:
06/03/2016
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018