Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-8656 (CCN-121691)

Assigned:2016-10-12
Published:2017-02-02
Updated:2019-10-09
Summary:Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.0 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-8656

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0244
Important: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:0244

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0245
Important: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:0245

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0246
Important: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:0246

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0247
Important: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0250
Important: jboss-ec2-eap security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:0250

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0831
Important: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.5 on RHEL 6

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:0831

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0832
Important: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.5 on RHEL 7

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:0832

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0834
Important: jboss-ec2-eap package for EAP 7.0.5

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:0834

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
96035

Source: CCN
Type: BID-96035
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CVE-2016-8656 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:3454

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:3455

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:3458

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2018:1609

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 1400344
(CVE-2016-8656) CVE-2016-8656 jboss: jbossas: unsafe chown of server.log in jboss init script allows privilege escalation

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8656

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
redhat-cve20168656-priv-esc(121691)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    redhat jboss enterprise application platform 5.0.0
    redhat jboss enterprise application platform 6.0.0
    redhat jboss enterprise application platform 6.4.0
    redhat jboss enterprise application platform 7.0.0
    redhat jboss enterprise application platform 7.1.0
    redhat jboss enterprise application platform 6.4.12
    redhat jboss enterprise application platform 7.0.4