CVE-2016-10729 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The \runtar\ setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after –create allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39217/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8