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CVE-2016-8657

It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas co…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 37%
Public exploits
0
none known

It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:1609 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96896 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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