CVE-2016-8202

HPE Security Bulletin HPESBST03739 1

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected versions, non-root users can gain root access with a combination of shell commands and parameters.

Una vulnerabilidad de escalamiento de privilegios en los productos de Brocade Fibre Channel SAN que ejecutan Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) versiones anteriores a 7.4.1d y 8.0.1b, podría permitir a un atacante autenticado elevar los privilegios de las cuentas de usuario que acceden al sistema por medio de la interfaz de línea de comandos. En versiones afectadas, los usuarios no root pueden conseguir acceso root con una combinación de comandos y parámetros de shell.

A potential security vulnerability with Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) has been addressed in HPE StoreFabric B-series Switches. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts. Revision 1 of this advisory.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-09-13 CVE Reserved
2017-05-08 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-04-25 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98332	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038401	Vdb Entry
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03739en_us	Third Party Advisory
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-208	X_refsource_confirm

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Broadcom Search vendor "Broadcom"		Fabric Operating System Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Fabric Operating System"				<= 7.4.1c Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Fabric Operating System" and version " <= 7.4.1c"		-		Affected
Broadcom Search vendor "Broadcom"		Fabric Operating System Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Fabric Operating System"				8.0.1 Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Fabric Operating System" and version "8.0.1"		-		Affected