What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-3992?

CVE-2016-3992 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.2 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Cronic CVE-2016-3992

MEDIUM

Improper Access Control (CWE-284)

2016-07-26 cve@mitre.org

Authentication Bypass Cronic Debian Linux Leap Opensuse

6.2

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.2 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 26, 2016 - 17:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.2

DescriptionCVE.org

cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp.

AnalysisAI

cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp. Affected products include: Cronic Project Cronic, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse. Version information: before 3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.