Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-10012 is a local privilege-escalation flaw in OpenSSH sshd before 7.4. A user who already has local access could potentially escape restrictions tied to the sandboxed privilege-separation process and gain higher privileges. This is high impact, but the supplied sources do not show active exploitation or KEV listing. Exposure is most likely on systems or vendor appliances running OpenSSH sshd before 7.4, including older OS packages unless vendor backports fixed it. The CVE bundle does not enumerate exact affected products, so validate through OS and appliance advisories. Treat as a high-priority hygiene fix for legacy OpenSSH estates, especially shared Linux/Unix servers and appliances. It is not evidenced as internet-scale active exploitation in the supplied sources, but successful abuse could give an existing low-privileged user full system impact. Mitigation focus: Upgrade OpenSSH to 7.4 or a vendor-fixed package.; Check OS and appliance vendor advisories for backported fixes.; Prioritize multi-user systems and externally administered infrastructure..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/CVE reference, mitre
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_usCVE reference, mitre
- RHSA-2017:2029CVE reference, mitre · vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180910 [SECURITY] [DLA 1500-1] openssh security updateCVE reference, mitre · mailing-list
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/3095060f479b86288e31c79ecbc5131a66bcd2f9CVE reference, mitre
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62201745?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSCVE reference, mitre
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdfCVE reference, mitre
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Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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