amanda: Privilege escalation in runtar via --rsh-command option
Published Oct 24, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.28%
Description
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The "runtar" setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after --create, allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
amanda
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
amanda
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
amanda
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
amanda
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | amanda | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | amanda | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | amanda | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | amanda | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01283) | 69.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 63.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 53.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 37.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 35.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.91% (0.03907) | 85.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.91% (0.03907) | 84.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.91% (0.03907) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10729 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1647084 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10729
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10729
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39217/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10729 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1647084 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10729 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10729 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39217/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.