CVE-2017-6188

Publication date 22 February 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

Munin before 2.999.6 has a local file write vulnerability when CGI graphs are enabled. Setting multiple upper_limit GET parameters allows overwriting any file accessible to the www-data user.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
munin 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 2.0.25-2ubuntu0.16.10.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.0.25-2ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.0.19-3ubuntu0.2
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
munin

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

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