What is CVE-2017-16834?

CVE-2017-16834 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pnp4nagios, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-16834?

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

Vulnerability in Pnp4nagios

CVE-2017-16834

PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account but root code execution depends on these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this unprivileged account.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th 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

Pnp4nagios
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16834?: CVE-2017-16834 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pnp4nagios, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-16834?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.