CVE-2016-0920

EMC Avamar Data Store / Virtual Edition Command Injection

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 allow local users to obtain root access via a crafted parameter to a command that is available in the sudo configuration.

Avamar Data Store (ADS) y Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) en EMC Avamar Server en versiones anteriores a 7.3.0-233 permiten a usuarios locales obtener acceso de root a través de un parámetro manipulado para un comando que está disponible en la configuración de sudo.

EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) 7.3 contain fixes for multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may expose the Avamar clients and servers to potentially be compromised by malicious users. They include improper authentication, improper encryption, privilege escalation, and command injection vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-17 CVE Reserved
2016-09-19 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844	Vdb Entry

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Emc Search vendor "Emc"		Avamar Server Search vendor "Emc" for product "Avamar Server"				<= 7.3.0 Search vendor "Emc" for product "Avamar Server" and version " <= 7.3.0"		-		Affected