Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6516
CVE-2017-6516
Description
A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Parts of SysInfo require setuid-to-root access in order to access restricted system files and make restricted kernel calls. This access could be exploited by a local attacker to gain a root shell prompt using the right combination of environment variables and command line arguments.
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References
5- www.magnicomp.com/support/cve/CVE-2017-6516.shtmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96934nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/nvdThird Party Advisory
- labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44150/nvd
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