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CVE-2016-8649

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 87th percentile. Fixed in 1.0.9.

CVSS 3.09.1CriticalEPSS percentile87th2.8% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix1.0.9Upgrade to this build
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OpenVAS · 8 checks

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842959

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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  • n/a LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6Affected: LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Linuxcontainers LxcAffected: < 1.0.9Upgrade to: 1.0.9Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

lxc-attach in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows an attacker inside of an unprivileged container to use an inherited file descriptor, of the host's /proc, to access the rest of the host's filesystem via the openat() family of syscalls.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS87th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

2.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 87th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 3342 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.0 vector

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

Scored 9.1 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

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