CVE-2016-6903

Description

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

Category

9.9
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.87% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369345 issue tracking patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92591 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834946 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/22/17 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/issues/149 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/commit/e72dfcd1f258193f9aaea3591ecbdaed207661a0 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/pull/153/commits/a686f71732a3d0f16df52ef46ab8a49ee0083c68 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6903?
CVE-2016-6903 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6903?
To fix CVE-2016-6903, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6903 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6903 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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