CVE-2016-1247
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before…
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- debian
Description
The nginx package before 1.6.2-5+deb8u3 on Debian jessie, the nginx packages before 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and before 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1 on Ubuntu 16.10, and the nginx ebuild before 1.10.2-r3 on Gentoo allow local users with access to the web server user account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the error log.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 40768 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By debian
- 11 months later
· 11 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.9% · top 7.9% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- 40768 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20161121 Nginx (Debian-based distros) - Root Privilege Escalation (CVE-2016-1247) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-3701 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTswN1k1fQs (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 93903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nginx-Exploit-Deb-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-1247.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3114-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20170113 Nginx (Debian-based + Gentoo distros) - Root Privilege Escalation [CVE-2016-1247 UPDATE] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1037104 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20161116 Nginx (Debian-based distros) - Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2016-1247) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139750/Nginx-Debian-Based-Distros-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-10c1cd4cba (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-1556d440ba (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-3aa9ac7fd1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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