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    CVE-2016-20015

    In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

    Published:Sep 20, 2022
    Last Modified:May 29, 2025
    EPS:Sep 20, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00094
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Smokeping
    Product
    Smokeping

    Exploits

    https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652https://bugs.gentoo.org/602652

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High