VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10010
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4, when privilege separation is not used, creates forwarded Unix-domain sockets as root, which might allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to serverloop.c.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 4.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4, when privilege separation is not used, creates forwarded Unix-domain sockets as root, which might allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to serverloop.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.24% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264, CWE-269
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140262/OpenSSH-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2Mailing List, Release Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94972
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1010
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/c76fac666ea038753294f2ac94d310f8adece9cePatch
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40962/
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140262/OpenSSH-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2Mailing List, Release Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94972
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1010
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/c76fac666ea038753294f2ac94d310f8adece9cePatch
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40962/
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.