CVE-2016-8656
What it is
Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-284 · Improper access control
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0.0
- Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.0
- Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.0
- Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.0
- Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.0
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0244.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0245.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0246.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0250.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0831.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0832.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0834.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0244.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0245.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0246.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0250.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0831.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0832.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0834.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96035
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8656
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0244.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0245.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0246.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0250.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0831.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0832.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0834.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96035
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609