THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-6516
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2017-6516

Sysinfo vulnerability

CVSS
6.7
EPSS
5.3%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Magnicomp
Affected product
Sysinfo
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2017-03-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-6516

  • Confirm whether Magnicomp Sysinfo is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-6516.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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