Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106606
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	Nagios Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:	Nagios is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Nagios is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The init script for Nagios calls 'chown' on a path under the control of Nagios. CVE-2016-8641 describes an attack wherein that restricted user replaces the aforementioned path with a symlink. An identical attack not addressed by CVE-2016-8641 works with hardlinks. Vulnerability Impact: A local attacker may gain root privileges. Affected Software/OS: Nagios before 4.3.3 (4.x.x). Solution: Update to Nagios 4.3.3 or a later version. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10089 BugTraq ID: 95171 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95171 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/30/6
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