CVE-2016-10730
published 2018-10-24CVE-2016-10730: An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API…
PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.56%
42.8th percentile
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| amanda | amanda | >= 0 < 1:3.3.9-1 | 1:3.3.9-1 |
| amanda | amanda | >= 0 < 1:3.3.9-1 | 1:3.3.9-1 |
| amanda | amanda | >= 0 < 1:3.3.9-1 | 1:3.3.9-1 |
| debian | amanda | < amanda 1:3.3.9-1 (bookworm) | amanda 1:3.3.9-1 (bookworm) |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| zmanda | amanda | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Red Hat
amanda: Privilege escalation in amstar and amgtar via --*tar-path option
vendor_redhat·2016-01-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-10730 [HIGH] CWE-648 amanda: Privilege escalation in amstar and amgtar via --*tar-path option
amanda: Privilege escalation in amstar and amgtar via --*tar-path option
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.
Package: amanda (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: amanda (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: amanda (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: amanda (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2016-10730: amanda - An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivi...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-10730 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10730: amanda - An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivi...
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:3.3.9-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:3.3.9-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:3.3.9-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:3.3.9-1)
GHSA
GHSA-w8gv-pm6w-gq47: An issue was discovered in Amanda 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-10730 [HIGH] GHSA-w8gv-pm6w-gq47: An issue was discovered in Amanda 3
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.
OSV
CVE-2016-10730: An issue was discovered in Amanda 3
osv·2018-10-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-10730 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10730: An issue was discovered in Amanda 3
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10730 amanda: Privilege escalation in amstar and amgtar via --*tar-path option
bugzilla·2018-11-06·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-10730 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10730 amanda: Privilege escalation in amstar and amgtar via --*tar-path option
CVE-2016-10730 amanda: Privilege escalation in amstar and amgtar via --*tar-path option
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.
Discussion:
Created amanda tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1647094]
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There's a public exploit for this issue published here:
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39244/
The issue is exploited by running setuid amstar program (that is part of Amanda) with --star-path option, which used to specify path to the star command (/usr/bin/star by defa
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-10730 amanda: amstar Command Injection Privilege Escalation [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-11-06·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-10730 [HIGH] CVE-2016-10730 amanda: amstar Command Injection Privilege Escalation [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-10730 amanda: amstar Command Injection Privilege Escalation [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported vers
2018-10-24
Published