What is CVE-2016-1233?

CVE-2016-1233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-1233?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Debian Linux

CVE-2016-1233

An unspecified udev rule in the Debian fuse package in jessie before 2.9.3-15+deb8u2, in stretch before 2.9.5-1, and in sid before 2.9.5-1 sets world-writable permissions for the /dev/cuse character device, which allows local users to gain privileges via a character device in /dev, related to an ioctl.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 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.

Affected products

Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
Debian Fuse
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1233?: CVE-2016-1233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-1233?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.