VDB
CVE-2016-20015
CVE-2016-20015
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.
EPSS 0.58% · 45.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.58%
45.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.6.11-2, 2.6.11-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | smokeping | 2.7.3-4.1, 0, 2.7.3-4.2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | smokeping | 2.7.3-2ubuntu20.04.1, 2.7.3-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.6.11-3, 2.6.11-4 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | smokeping | 0, 2.8.2+ds-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | smokeping | 0, 2.7.3-3 |
Timeline
- Sep 20, 2022 CVE Published
- Sep 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-20015 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20015 third-party-advisory