CVE-2016-1608 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

vaconfig/time in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntpServer parameter.

Published: 2016-08-01

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 10.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:filr::security_update_2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:filr::security_update_1::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10602.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017789

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Filr

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2016-08-01T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.307Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1608

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-01T02:59:05.057

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1608

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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