High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1247
CVE-2016-1247
Description
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <1.10.2-r3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40768/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.youtube.com/watchnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/78nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/33nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3701nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539796/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93903nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037104nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3114-1nvdVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-22nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBIZEKHBOCKO7FUMCO4X53ENMWU5OYFX/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ESTIADC7BDB6VTH4JAP6C6OCW2CQ4NHP/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3WOO7E5R2HT5XVOIOFPEFALILVOWZUF/nvd
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