CVE-2016-7066 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-7066?

CVE-2016-7066 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2016-7066?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.

Vulnerability Description

It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute any arbitrary operations.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Jboss Enterprise Application Platform	< 7.1.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-266 CWE-275

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7066Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3456Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7066Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-7066?

CVE-2016-7066 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). It was found that the improper default permissions on /tmp/auth directory in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before 7.1.0 can allow any local user to connect to CLI and allow the user to execute...

How severe is CVE-2016-7066?

CVE-2016-7066 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-7066?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.