CVE-2016-6903

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Published Apr 24, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.9 Critical EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lshell_project:lshell:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7788	lshell 0.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to break out of a limited shell and execute arbitrary commands.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.0% (4.980% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/22/17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92591
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834946
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369345
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/commit/e72dfcd1f258193f9aaea3591ecbdaed207661a0
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/issues/149
https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/pull/153/commits/a686f71732a3d0f16df52ef46ab8a49ee0083c68

History

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Subscriptions

Lshell Project Lshell

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: Apr 24, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 24, 2017, 7:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

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