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CVE-2016-9566

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the log file. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2016-9565.

Score
7.8 high
Published
2016-12-15
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (2)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
net-mgmt/nagiosnagios3.5.1_12unaddressedports@FreeBSD.org
net-mgmt/nagiosnagios-monplugins3.5.1_12unaddressedports@FreeBSD.org

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>nagios</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>nagios-monplugins</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with
	access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a
	symlink attack on the log file.  NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote
	attackers using CVE-2016-9565.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2016-9566</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9566</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2016-12-15</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>