CVE-2016-0921

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 use weak permissions for unspecified directories, which allows local users to obtain root access by replacing a script with a Trojan horse program.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93032
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93032
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-09-21 02:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-0921

Mitre link : CVE-2016-0921

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-0921

JSON object : View

Products Affected

emc

avamar_server

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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