VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6299
The scm plug-in in mock might allow attackers to bypass the intended chroot protection mechanism and gain root privileges via a crafted spec file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.73%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The scm plug-in in mock might allow attackers to bypass the intended chroot protection mechanism and gain root privileges via a crafted spec file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.73% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · mock project/scm plugin
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92948Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375490Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFC4LU6GYYEVUK6LQ2FKUGMZXRTLLL5A/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VYLMPA5VLLX67DUJ6XLJ2TIW6CX2CFL4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5PH2YGYWYUAYPHK32SGUZGZXQEBEYNK/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92948Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375490Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFC4LU6GYYEVUK6LQ2FKUGMZXRTLLL5A/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VYLMPA5VLLX67DUJ6XLJ2TIW6CX2CFL4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5PH2YGYWYUAYPHK32SGUZGZXQEBEYNK/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.