CVE-2016-20015

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:smokeping:smokeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 May 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-362

21 Nov 2024, 02:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-09-20 18:15

Updated : 2025-05-29 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-20015

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20015

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20015

JSON object : View

Products Affected

smokeping

smokeping

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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