CVE-2016-6299

HIGH

Fedora - Privilege Escalation via SCM Plugin Spec File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The scm plug-in in mock might allow attackers to bypass the intended chroot protection mechanism and gain root privileges via a crafted spec file.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375490
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92948

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0173
EPSS Percentile 75.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (4)
fedoraproject/fedora 23
fedoraproject/fedora 24
fedoraproject/fedora 25
mock_project/scm_plugin
Published Apr 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026