CVE-2016-10730 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Amanda 3.3.1, affecting Red Hat and Zmanda distributions. A user with backup privileges can exploit the Amstar script, which incorrectly runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the --star-path command line argument, leading to a complete compromise of the client system. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSSv3, this local attack requires low privileges and complexity but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zmanda:amanda:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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