CVE-2016-8657
jboss: jbossas writable config files allow privilege escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.
Se ha descubierto que los paquetes EAP en ciertas versiones de Red Hat Enterprise Linux emplean permisos incorrectos para los archivo de configuración /etc/sysconfig/jbossas. El archivo puede escribirse en el grupo jboss (root:jboss, 664). En sistemas que emplean scripts init clásicos en /etc/init.d (i.e. en Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 y anteriores), el archivo tiene su origen en el script jboss init y su contenido es ejecutado con privilegios root cuando se inicia, detiene o reinicia el servicio jboss.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2016-10-12 CVE Reserved
- 2017-03-14 CVE Published
- 2023-07-25 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609 | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657 | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8657 | 2018-05-17 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400343 | 2018-05-17 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 6.0.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "6.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 6.4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "6.4.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 6.0.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "6.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 6.4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "6.4.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 6.0.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "6.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
Safe
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 6.4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "6.4.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
Safe
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 5.0.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "5.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5" | - |
Safe
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" | 5.0.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Jboss Enterprise Application Platform" and version "5.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
Safe
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