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CVE-2016-6656

 

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Pivotal Greenplum before 4.3.10.0. Creation of external tables using GPHDFS protocol has a vulnerability whereby arbitrary commands can be injected into the system. In order to exploit this vulnerability the user must have superuser 'gpadmin' access to the system or have been granted GPHDFS protocol permissions in order to create a GPHDFS external table.

Ha sido descubierto un problema en Pivotal Greenplum en versiones anteriores a 4.3.10.0. La creación de tablas externas usando el protocolo GPHDFS tiene una vulnerabilidad por la cual se pueden inyectar comandos arbitrarios en el sistema. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, el usuario debe tener acceso de superusuario 'gpadmin' al sistema o habersele concedido permisos de protocolo GPHDFS para crear una tabla externa de GPHDFS.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-08-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-12-16 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94954 Vdb Entry
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6656 2016-12-22
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Pivotal Software
Search vendor "Pivotal Software"
 Greenplum
Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Greenplum"
 <= 4.3.9.1
Search vendor "Pivotal Software" for product "Greenplum" and version " <= 4.3.9.1"
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Affected