Medium severity · published Sep 21, 2016
CVE-2016-0905
Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 allow local users to obtain root privileges by leveraging admin access and entering…
6.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 allow local users to obtain root privileges by leveraging admin access and entering a sudo command.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Avamar Server · Emc
through 7.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0905
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0905
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93032
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844
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