CVE-2016-6903 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

lshell 0.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to break out of a limited shell and execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 2017-04-24

Score: 9.9 Critical

EPSS: 5.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lshell_project:lshell:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7788	lshell 0.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to break out of a limited shell and execute arbitrary commands.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0498.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/22/17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92591
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834946
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369345
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/commit/e72dfcd1f258193f9aaea3591ecbdaed207661a0
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/issues/149
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/pull/153/commits/a686f71732a3d0f16df52ef46ab8a49ee0083c68

History

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Subscriptions

Lshell Project Lshell

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2017-04-24T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.461Z

Reserved: 2016-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6903

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-24T19:59:00.377

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:51:58.047

Link: CVE-2016-6903

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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