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CVE

CVE-2016-3067

Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
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CVE

CVE-2016-3067

Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Package Versions Affected

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
9.8
-
3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
9.8
-
3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
-

Related Resources

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References

https://sourceware.org/git/?p=newlib-cygwin.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=205862ed08649df8f50b926a2c58c963f571b044, , https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-02/msg00023.html, https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00020.html, https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-04/msg00054.html, https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2016-02/msg00129.html

Severity

9.8

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
9.8
EPSS Probability
0.0059%
EPSS Percentile
0.68836%
Introduced Version
0
Fix Available
61f181d6b872e6f37b04fed790fa903a312a3795

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