NVD

CVE-2016-3096 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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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-modules-extras/pull/1941	Patch
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4	Patch
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://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 9/19/2018 9:32:10 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible::::::::* versions up to (including) 1.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0.1:::::::	OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible::::::::* versions up to (including) 1.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:2.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:2.0.1:::::::
Added	CWE		CWE-59
Removed	CWE	CWE-20
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 Issue Tracking
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd No Types Assigned	https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 No Types Assigned	https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig No Types Assigned	https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 No Types Assigned	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 Third Party Advisory

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/07/2016 10:12:20 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24::::::: cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23::::::: cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22::::::: Configuration 2 OR cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:2.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ansibleworks:ansible:1.9.6::::::: (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away No Types Assigned	https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3096
NVD Published Date:
06/03/2016
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-3096 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:56:09 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 11:50:06 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 9/19/2018 9:32:10 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/13/2018 5:47:54 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/28/2016 3:06:18 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/07/2016 10:12:20 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/06/2016 10:00:43 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 6/06/2016 3:26:11 PM

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