CVE-2017-6516
A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated...
- Published
- Mar 14, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 20, 2018
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 92.4%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Parts of SysInfo require setuid-to-root access in order to access restricted system files and make restricted kernel calls. This access could be exploited by a local attacker to gain a root shell prompt using the right combination of environment variables and command line arguments.
Sources
modules/exploits/multi/local/magnicomp_sysinfo_mcsiwrapper_priv_esc.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Linux,Solaris($.exploit_multi/local/magnicomp_sysinfo_mcsiwrapper_priv_esc.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_multi/local/magnicomp_sysinfo_mcsiwrapper_priv_esc.check)
- CVE-2017-6516-mcsiwrapper-Exploit
A PoC / methodology to exploit CVE-2017-6516
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