CVE-2016-10729

HIGH

Amanda 3.3.1 - Authenticated Command Injection via runtar Binary Argument Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-10729. PoCs published by Hacker Fantastic.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the setuid root binary 'runtar' in Amanda 3.3.1. By passing additional arguments after '--create', an attacker with backup privileges can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Description

An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The "runtar" setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after --create, allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Hacker Fantastic · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39217

The exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the setuid root binary 'runtar' in Amanda 3.3.1. By passing additional arguments after '--create', an attacker with backup privileges can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Amanda 3.3.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to a user with backup privileges · Presence of the vulnerable 'runtar' binary
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39217/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 48.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-77
Status published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
zmanda/amanda 3.3.1
Published Oct 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026