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    CVE-2016-8656

    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.

    Published:Sep 15, 2016
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:May 22, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00064
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Application Platform

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-284 Improper Access Control

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    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
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8656

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High