CVE-2016-1255 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the pg_ctlcluster script in the postgresql-common package across various Debian and Ubuntu distributions. An authenticated local attacker can leverage a symlink attack on logfiles in /var/log/postgresql to gain root privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion beyond a single Reddit mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:postgresql-common:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:postgresql-common:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:postgresql-common:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:postgresql-common:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:postgresql-common:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.