CVE-2016-3067
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 21, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 10, 2016
Description
Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [cygwin-announce] 20160411 Cygwin 2.5.0-1mailing-list
- [cygwin-announce] 20160419 CVE-2016-3067: network privilege escalation in Cygwin set(e)uimailing-list
- [cygwin] 20160208 Possible Security Hole in SSHD w/ CYGWIN?mailing-list
- [cygwin-announce] 20160218 TEST RELEASE: Cygwin 2.5.0-0.4mailing-list
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=newlib-cygwin.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=205862ed08649df8f50b926a2c58c963f571b044
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