Vulnerability in Cronic Project
CVE-2016-3992
cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cronic Project — versions 2
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/10/2 (mailing-list)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00013.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3992?
- CVE-2016-3992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cronic Project, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2016-07-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3992?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3992 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.