Vulnerability in Cygwin
CVE-2016-3067
Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00020.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List, Release Notes)
- cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00054.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List, Release Notes)
- cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2016-02/msg00129.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List, Release Notes)
- cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-02/msg00023.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List, Release Notes)
- sourceware.org/git/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3067?
- CVE-2016-3067 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cygwin, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-21.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3067?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.