CVE-2016-10010
Description
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4, when privilege separation is not used, creates forwarded Unix-domain sockets as root, which might allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to serverloop.c.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
OpenSSH < 7.4 - 'UsePrivilegeSeparation Disabled' Forwarded Unix Domain Sockets Privilege Escalation
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 7.4p1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:7.4p1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:7.4p1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:7.4p1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:7.4p1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:7.4p1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh | {"endIncluding":"7.3"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10010.html
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-20
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140262/OpenSSH-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94972
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1010
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/c76fac666ea038753294f2ac94d310f8adece9ce
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40962/
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10010
CWEs
CWE-264 CWE-269
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.